Becky Nicolaides

Suburban historian, latest book: The New Suburbia: How Diversity Remade Suburban Life in LA (2024), co-founder History Studio, Proud Angeleno, Dodgers 4ever.

[Becky Nicolaides @BeckyNic7]

I'm winding down here for good... come find me at blue sky same handle...

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June Williamson's terrific review of recent books in suburban history/studies (including mine!) is here. She reviews The New Suburbia (Nicolaides), In Levittown's Shadow (Tim Keogh), and The Right to Suburbia (W Lung-Amam)-- https://t.co/dCq8F5qgW3. @OUPHistory @OUPAcademic

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In LA, the purplest suburbs (acc to 2020 voter registration data): San Dimas, San Marino, Westlake Village, La Verne. (doesn’t include many DTS voters, which can skew things)

[zoë rose bryant @zoerosebryant]

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@akbarjenkins I'm so distressed to hear this, Alex, there are too many stupid idiots out there. Just know you have a lot of good energy from your community of fellow historians (including here in LA), we care about you. Sending light your way, and hopes that you heal in all ways.

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Thrilled to share the line-up for LA History & Metro Studies Group - first up, a discussion w/ filmmakers of documentary on Rev James Lawson, on 9/20. Check out the whole program at https://t.co/4GxO3599tV Hope to see you there! @LAhistory @LaStudies @HUSC_ICW

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Given that suburbanites make up 54% of Americans, how do we possibly make sense of the "suburban vote" these days? I dig into this question for Time Magazine... based on research from my book The New Suburbia. @OUPAcademic @HUSC_ICW @amandakhurley
https://t.co/MSoQEOYkRw

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I'm giving a virtual book talk about The New Suburbia tomorrow (6/4), 6:00pmPST, for the Historical Society of Southern California. Join us, it's free! Sign up at https://t.co/88hsv54UXD (scroll down). @OUPAcademic @LAWeekly (photo of my book's baptism at Palacky U Czechia)

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My interview "Episode 52: Goodbye, Beaver Cleaver" on Claire Potter's Political Junkie podcast goes live today. We discuss the history and importance of our suburbs in Am life, and The New Suburbia @OUPAcademic @OUPHistory @UrbanHistoryA
https://t.co/P5ZxwPnPDP

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Hope to see you at LATimes Festival of Books! My panel is Sat 4/20, 4:30-5:30 "American Dreams and Nightmares: The Life of the American Suburb." I'll be talking to John Rabe at LAist tent beforehand. It's going to be lit, bad pun intended! @latimesfob @OUPAcademic @OUPAcademic

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My FortLA trail on "Mail Order Homes" went live today! If you want a cool roadmap to some great examples of these homes in LA, check out the tour. They're mentioned in The New Suburbia, of course. @UrbanHistoryA
@OUPHistory @OUPAcademic https://t.co/3ZT19c1GtD

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For years, South Gate has been a special focus of my research on suburban life, I've learned so much from this place. I'm giving a talk at SG Library on Sat Mar 30 2-3pm, to share this work from The New Suburbia. I'm looking forward to this one!
https://t.co/bI5UccJnh9

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So happy to see the release of Neil Young's new book, Coming Out Republican.

[Neil J. Young @NeilJYoung17]

They’re here! #unboxing #comingoutrepublican #comingoutofthebox

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@NeilJYoung17 Yay Neil!!!!

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@BrentCebul @UChicagoPress This looks like a must-read, looks fantastic.

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One of coolest offshoots of my book The New Suburbia is this storymap I did with Jakub Žejdlík, Palacký U, Czechia. It tells story of suburban diversification, in eye popping detail. The New Suburbia expands this story a lot! @UrbanHistoryA @OUPAcademic https://t.co/s0UhBgD0lH

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Huge thanks to the @SkyMuseum, Carol Willis and Owen Gutfreund for hosting my virtual talk on The New Suburbia.. all happened last night. You can watch it here - https://t.co/QoawBWuYvz
@OUPAcademic @OUPHistory @UrbanHistoryA @LaStudies

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Had my dream book launch for The New Suburbia last night at Vromans, in convo with Naomi Hirahara. Great engaged SRO audience, books sold out! Thanks to all who came, thanks for posting Jorge! @OUPAcademic @OUPHistory @UrbanHistoryA @LaStudies #TheNewSuburbia

[Jorge Anaya (@annihilator.bsky.social) @the_annihilator]

@BeckyNic7 @OUPAcademic @UrbanHistoryA @LaStudies @vromans At @vromans for @BeckyNic7 talk on Suburbia!

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I'm having two big book events this weekend: my book launch at Vroman's Bookstore Pasadena tonight at 7... and a book talk at the All Saints Church Forum in Pasadena Sunday at 9am. Hope to see you at both!! https://t.co/jY6yo42J0B... https://t.co/uWz3xbuds4