Kelema Lee Moses, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of California, San Diego.
My teaching and research combine historical perspectives with discussions about critical contemporary issues related to the built environment of the United States and the Pacific.
My work has been supported by a Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Black Studies Project (BSP), and the East-West Center at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
About
Kelema Lee Moses received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Art History from the Pennsylvania State University. She also holds a B.A. in Art History and Politics from the University of Virginia.
Research
Architectural and Urban History; Pacific Island Studies; Indigenous Futurities; Climate Justice; Environmental Humanities; Transnational Mobilities; Colonialisms; Decolonial Theory and Politics
Teaching
Colonial Urbanism; History of Urban Design; Modern/Contemporary Architecture; Memory & Place; Roots & Routes in Oceania; Islands of Influence; From Oceania to Los Angeles; Asian/Pacific Cities in Film
Dr. Moses teaching at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Moses at Occidental College.
Dr. Moses presenting research at the University of Miami.
Dr. Moses and students at the Hawai‘i State Capitol after a symposium.