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The Orfalea Center and UERJ Launch a Pioneering New Global Studies Center in Brazil with Intensive Field-Building Course in Rio de...

For many Indigenous groups, music is more than an art form; it is a testimony of their resistance,  a vessel of their collective memory,...

This article provides an understanding of the depth and breadth of militarism and carcerality under the U.S. National Security State,...

International Conference - February 20-24, 2024 Conference Organized and Presented by the Orfalea Center for Global & International...

— event type (webinar, etc) — “Research Presented by:” then the names, titles and country-base of each presenter/participant — article...

“Defend Joy, Organize Rage” is the phrase I read on my wall every time I step into my shared home at Terra Vista. It reflects the place...

The documentary “Terra Vista” depicts the journey of a settlement of Brazil’s Landless Peasants Movement (MST) to recover a degraded...

Origin In Spring 2023, my colleague and former Orfalea Center fellow of the Future Infrastructure Research Cluster, Stephen Borunda, and...

By Russell Nylen Hillside being excavated for bauxite outside of Mirai. On a brisk early morning in July, the employees and volunteers of...

The international webinar, “The Impact of the 2024 US Elections on Brazil: Political, Economic, and Social Implications,” organized by...

by Sarah Brosio Orfalea Center Graduate Student UCSB Political Science Military rule is characterized by instability, human rights...

In-Person Guest Lecture - October 11th, 2024 Research Presented by: Professor Lisa Hajjar, United States; Professor Basil Farraj,...