philipje@usc.edu / (213) 740-1669 / SOS 26
1989 Ph.D., American History, Stanford University
1983 M.A., American History, Stanford University
1981 B.A., History, University of Michigan
Philip J. Ethington is Professor of History, Political Science and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California.
An interdisciplinary historian, Ethington’s scholarship explores the past as a cartography of time. His recent published work include theoretical work on a spatial theory of history; sociological studies of residential segregation; large-format maps of urban historical change; Online interactive Web 2.0 tools, archives, and publications for urban studies; and museum exhibit collaborations. He is co-PI of the HyperCities project (funded by the MacArthur Foundation and HASTAC). Most recently, Ethington co-wrote the award-winning film Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (Art House Films, 2009), which is narrated by Dustin Hoffman.
His photography and cartography have been published and exhibited internationally. He is currently completing a large-format graphic book, interactive online publication, and public art exhibit Ghost Metropolis: Los Angeles, since 13,000 BP.
