Josh Kun

Josh Kun is Professor of Communication and Journalism at the USC Annenberg School, where he holds the Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication. He is an author and editor of several books, including two previous collaborations with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles: "Songs in the Key of Los Angeles" and "To Live and Dine in L.A." As a curator and artist, he has worked with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the California African American Museum, the Getty Foundation, the Grammy Museum,...See more

Josh Kun is Professor of Communication and Journalism at the USC Annenberg School, where he holds the Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication. He is an author and editor of several books, including two previous collaborations with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles: "Songs in the Key of Los Angeles" and "To Live and Dine in L.A." As a curator and artist, he has worked with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the California African American Museum, the Getty Foundation, the Grammy Museum, and the Contemporary Jewish Museum, among others. A MacArthur Fellow, he is also the winner of the 2018 Berlin Prize, which is awarded by the American Academy in Berlin, and the 2006 American Book Award, for "Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America." See less