09/03/2026
We're proud to spotlight IGS Co-Director and Professor of Sociology G. Cristina Mora, who co-authored a powerful new book with Tianna S. Paschel (Associate Professor of African American Studies): Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide.
Mora and Paschel dig into a striking paradox: Californians see the systemic roots of inequality clearly, yet often explain it away through individualism and "it's worse elsewhere" thinking. Join them, along with panelists Lisa GarcĂa Bedolla and Desmond Jagmohan, for a conversation moderated by Nicholas Vargas.
Authors Meet Critics: Normalizing Inequality
📆 Wednesday, September 9, 2026
đź•“ 4:00PM (reception to follow)
đź“Ť 820 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
IGS is honored to co-sponsor this event alongside UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix, the School of Education, the Othering and Belonging Institute, and the Departments of Political Science and African American Studies.
Register: https://matrix.berkeley.edu/events/normalizing-inequality-how-californians-make-sense-of-the-growing-divide/
Image description: A navy blue flyer for "Authors Meet Critics: Normalizing Inequality." The top right shows the book cover, an abstract coastal landscape in blue, teal, and gold. Below it are five square headshots of the panelists, stacked vertically, next to a QR code for event registration. The left side of the flyer contains the event title, date, time, location, and a summary of the book.
