Kimberly Ivette Miranda
Biography
Kim (she/they) is a Doctoral student in CCAS. They are a non-traditional student and first generation xicané from East LA. She has an A.A. in Art History (ELAC), B.A. in Chicana/o Studies and minor in African American Studies (UCLA). They study race, space, transnational feminisms, abolition, cultural healing arts, and placemaking in Los Angeles. Kim’s research focuses on Los Angeles’ eviction epidemic by doing a case study on a local tenant organization. She is also involved in popular political education efforts through the Los Angeles Center for Community Law & Action (LACCLA) and loves to stay involved in her community. She is a recipient of the Eugene V. Cota Robles fellowship, the Ford Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Graduate Research Mentorship fellowship, and the Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship. Currently she’s finishing up her dissertation and a visiting professor at Pitzer College teaching courses on activism, labor, and protest.
Education
- BA, Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
- AA, Art History, East Los Angeles Community College
Selected Publications
- Miranda, K., and Osorio-Velez, C. “Womxn of Color in Anti-Gentrification Organizing: A Case Study of the Eastside and South Central Los Angeles.” In The Urban Question: Gentrification, Displacement, and Alternative Futures, ed. by Erualdo R, González, Michelle Zuñiga, and Ashley Camille Hernandez. Routledge. (forthcoming 2021).
- Huante, A., and Miranda, K. “What’s at Stake in Contemporary Anti-Gentrification Movements?” In Society and Space. (2019).
- Miranda, K. Book Review of “Latino City: Urban planning, politics, and the grassroots” by Erualdo González in Latino Studies Journal Vol. 16 Issue 56. (2018).
