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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 seminar, Global Studies 196. This advanced class also awarded each undergrad student participant with the honor of serving as Orfalea Center Fellows. The Global Studies Department at UCSB, in collaboration

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 cluster Richard Widick Speaks at the EJ/CJ Orfalea Research Cluster Presentation On April 14th, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, hosted its second research

“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 cluster On April 21st, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, hosted its third research cluster gathering, featuring presentations from our Future Infrastructures: Water, Energy

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 pandemic, and led the audience through a zine making workshop On March 17th, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, began a series of presentations, featuring