Day: <span>April 22, 2024</span>

A World of Ties to a Sea of Islands: Seeking

Hannan is Global Studies major with an Arabic language focus Oceania is fighting on the frontlines of the climate crisis as climate disasters have only become more violent and frequent in recent years. Rising sea levels, warming temperatures, and more frequent climate disasters threaten to sustain the livelihood of Pacific Islanders and raise the likelihood […]Read More

Refugees & Asylum Seekers in Seoul: Syrian Integration Into Car

Miligros is a Global Studies major Milagros’s research explores how Syrian refugees have established a sense of community in Seoul, particularly within the neighborhood known as “Car Town.” These refugees and asylum seekers face a lot of language barriers and employment restrictions and live in social and legal discrimination. I anticipate learning more about how […]Read More

Beyond Security: Reimagining Palestinian Mental Health under Administrative Detention and

Bailey is a 4th year undergraduate student in the Global Studies department at UC Santa Barbara. Bailey’s research aims to examine the profound impact of administrative detention and military violence on Palestinian youth within the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly focusing on the social and psychological impacts of trauma. Israel’s use of arbitrary detention has sparked […]Read More

Singapore: An Exclusive Eco-city – by Isabella Genovese

Isabella is a Global Studies and  Environmental Studies  major, and also minors in Chinese and Professional Writing, Journalism Track With nature-mocking megastructures and sparkly-clean streets, Singapore is widely regarded as a beacon: an eco-friendly model of the future. But who reaps the benefits of its green building? Are Singapore’s flaunted environmental infrastructures accessible to everyone, including […]Read More

Orfalea Center Undergraduate Fellow Research Projects

The Orfalea Center Undergraduate Fellows are all completing the special, advanced Global Studies EAP-preparatory research seminar course Global 196, led by Lecturer Omar Mansour, a UCSB Global Studies alum who also serves as Public Education Academic Coordinator at the Orfalea Center. Below you will find each student’s most up-to-date work, including video presentations, abstracts and […]Read More