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Oct 27, 20236 min read
Eco-Futurism and Neocolonialism: The Hidden Costs of Global Development Models
At the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies hosted an impactful...


Oct 25, 20234 min read
Challenges of Extractivism in Ecuador: Patriarchy, Environmental Degradation, and Community Resistance
The UCSB Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies convened scholars, policymakers, and indigenous activists from October 25th to...


Oct 24, 20234 min read
Gendered Impacts and Resistance Strategies Against Extractivism in Ecuador
Held from October 25th to 28th, 2023, the UCSB Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies hosted a pivotal conference on...


Oct 24, 20233 min read
Strengthening Connections: Collaboration of Indigenous Communities in the Development of Environmental Policies in Ecuador
The UCSB Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies hosted a historic conference from October 25th to 28th, 2023, bringing...


Jun 30, 202313 min read
Revolutionizing Global Citizenship through Undergraduate “Research for Action”
In the 2022-2023 academic year UCSB undergraduate students were selected from a pool of applicants to participate in the exceptional...


Jun 5, 20238 min read
Global Carceral States and the “War on Terror”
In-Person Guest Lecture - April 28th, 2023 Research Presented by: Professor Lisa Hajjar, United States; Dr. Alejandro Ollin, United...

Jun 4, 202311 min read
Orfalea Center Media: Rapid Response Broadcasts Series: “Launching a New Era of China-Brazil Relations? South-South Futures and the Tropical Silk Road.”
Orfalea Center Media: Rapid Response Broadcasts Webinar Series On Wednesday, April 19th, the Orfalea Center for Global and International...


Jun 4, 20236 min read
Climate Crisis, Utopian Practice, and the Elemental City
Richard Widick, Noa Cykman and Somak Mukherjee speak on the work of the Environmental Justice and Climate Justice Studies research...


Jun 1, 20236 min read
“Potty Politics,” Covid Oral Histories, and the Downwinders
Tina Guirguis, Surojit Kayal, and Tina Cordova present on the works of the Future Infrastructures: Water, Energy, and Justice research...


Jun 1, 20237 min read
Queer and Trans Zines in Pandemic Times
The Global Genders and Sexualities research cluster presented on Queer and Trans zines acting as archives of life-making during the...
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