After the Vote: Recall Elections in California
Experts unpack California’s use of recall elections, with an eye to the uncertain future of this electoral tool.
Voting Rights for Indigenous Populations
Despite rights granted by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, many native people remain excluded from democratic processes. We explore the barriers facing native voters and seekers of public office.
Civic Participation and California Immigrants
We discuss the state of civic power for immigrants and DACA status holders in California – electoral and beyond – from California’s founding to current day. What role might California’s immigrant communities might play in the future of citizenship?
Voting Rights for Incarcerated Californians
In November 2020, California voted to refranchise 50,000 parolees under Prop 17, sparking a broader conversation about voting rights for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens. How has this question been discussed throughout state history?
Voters on the Move
Learn about the work of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission in this discussion of our state’s evolving electoral map.
Equity at the Polls: Voter Access in California Elections
Since 1960, California has greatly improved its voter registration process. Ballots are now mail-in, multilingual, and registration is available up to election day. Why then do California elections not fully reflect the diversity of the state? What tactics can increase – and sustain – voter engagement?
The 70.8%: What Explains California’s Voter Turnout?
In 2020, California had its highest voter turnout since 1952; but why? What factors into high and low voter turnout? How have watershed moments in California history affected turnout? We’ll explore what voting’s past means for California’s future.
California Youth & The Ballot
What are young people doing now to address the issues they care about? What future do they want to build when they come of voting age?
Tools of the Trade: Virtual Programs, Real Conversations
Recent California Humanities grantees The World According to Sound, Inlandia Institute, Elkhorn Slough, SDFutures Collective, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center share strategies to engage new audiences with online humanities programs.
Tools of the Trade: Working with Humanities Advisors: Who, What, Why
Many California Humanities grants require or encourage involvement of a humanities advisor. How does the involvement of a humanities advisor benefit a project? What makes for effective collaboration? Hear three pairs of project directors and humanities advisors share their experiences.
