Two pioneering figures in Chicano cinema and literature will discuss their work and answer questions during the 38th annual Tomás Rivera Conference at the University of California, Riverside. Luis Valdez wrote and directed “ Zoot Suit” (1978), the first Chicano play produced on Broadway, as well as the 1981 film...

As the theater faculty at fictional Riverbottom College brainstorm ways to shore up their department’s faltering budget, some interesting proposals emerge. These include issuing a departmental meme coin, creating a faculty boudoir calendar, and selling blood plasma. “You get $85 for plasma if you’re over 175 pounds,” says Burt (...

In this Q&A UCR experts discuss culture, history, and the importance of Black films.