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Elana Zilberg is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in cultural anthropology with a focus on security, space, and mobility in relation to the United States and Latin America. Her notable work includes the book 'Space Detention: Making Transnational Gang Crisis Los Angeles San Salvador', which examines the intersections of transnational space, neoliberalism, globalization, and the effects of immigration and law enforcement. Zilberg also investigates urban river revitalization movements as part of her interest in urban space, built environments, and environmental activism. As a committed educator, she teaches graduate seminars on ethnographic methods and writing and co-founded the Studio Ethnographic Design program on campus. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002. Her research encompasses a range of topics including migration, cultural politics, and the production of urban environments.
Nature, Space Politics, International Institute • University of California, San Diego
Co-Director of the Nature, Space Politics International Institute focusing on the intersection of sociopolitical and environmental issues.
University of California Collaboratory for Ethnographic Design • University of California, San Diego
Led research projects as Principal Investigator in ethnographic design.
Studio Ethnographic Design • University of California, San Diego
Established the Studio Ethnographic Design program to advance ethnographic research methodologies.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).