International Conference “The Future of the Amazon: A New Era

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE UCSB, McCune Conference Room – 6020 HSSB. October 25 – 27 The Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, welcomes you to the international conference “The Future of the Amazon.” This event is open to the public and will grant certificates of participation/completion to students (high school and […]Read More

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 cluster gathering, featuring presentations from […]Read More

“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 and Justice research cluster. As […]Read More

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 our research clusters discussing their […]Read More

Global Carceral States and the “War on Terror”

Lisa Hajjar, Leila Zonouzi and Alejandro Prado present on the works of the Transnationalizing the Study of the United States research cluster Director of the Orfalea Center, Paul Amar, gives opening remarks On April 28th the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, hosted its finale in a series of research […]Read More

New Book & Positive Review! – The Tropical Silk Road:

Generated by Orfalea Center Hosted Grants and Partnerships We at the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, are proud to announce the publication of a book that in turn results from three years of collaborative research with anthropologists, journalists, Indigenous community leaders, Chinese workers, activists and political analysts, and Black […]Read More

Orfalea Center Media: Rapid Response Broadcasts Series: “Launching a New

Orfalea Center Media: Rapid Response Broadcasts Webinar Series On Wednesday, April 19th, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, hosted a live webinar as part of the Orfalea Center Media: Rapid Response Broadcasts series. The webinar was entitled “Launching a New Era of China-Brazil Relations? South-South Futures and the Tropical […]Read More