Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre

Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre is the author of Urban Politics: The Political Culture of Sur 13 Gangs, (2013) and the writer/director of the award-winning documentary, Dark Progressivism, an urban studies film that follows the trajectory and impact of Los Angeles gang graffiti, murals and tattoo art on contemporary art. He holds an MFA in creative writing and his work has been featured in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Design LA, Juxtapoz, Joyland and other publications. He is a 2022 recipient of a California Humanities grant and he works and lives in Los Angeles. His new novel, The Displaced, is now available.