Appi Thokchom – Oral History Interview Part 1 – Global

Orfalea Center Thematic Research Cluster Global Genders and Sexualities Indigenous Queer and Trans Activism on Indo-Myanmar Borderlands – Part 1By Maisnam Arnapal Appi Athokpam (founder of the Youth Collective, Manipur LGBTQ+) and the Yes We Exist Campaign representing eight states of Northeast India. Photo credit: Appi Athokpam and Yes We Exist Campaign. This activist oral history […]Read More

Environmental Justice/Climate Justice – The Forest Society: A Food Forest

Orfalea Center Thematic Research Cluster Environmental Justice/Climate Justice The Forest Society: A Food Forest of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) in Brazil Noa Cykman, with Terra Vista (MST, Brazil) Could the most promising ecological innovations of the contemporary, technological age be 10,000 years old? Indigenous agricultural practices historically oppressed by Western societies are re-emerging as […]Read More

The Last Front in the War in Court: Torture and

Lisa Hajjar and David Nevin February 24, 20232:00 – 4:00McCune Conference Room6020 HSSB  Lisa Hajjar will discuss her new book, and David Nevin will discuss his role as a lead defense counsel in the 9/11 case in the Guantánamo military commissions. Then they will have a conversation about the significance of this case and its […]Read More

Paul Amar – Director of Orfalea Center for Global &

Paul Amar Director of Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies Paul Amar Paul Amar serves as a Professor in the Global Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and as director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies. He is a political scientist and anthropologist with affiliate appointments in […]Read More

Kumam Davidson​ – Global Genders and Sexualities

Orfalea Center Thematic Research Cluster Global Genders and Sexualities Kumam Davidson Singh is an ethnographer, curator, writer and educator based in Manipur, India. He is founder Matai Society and co-founder TCHP: Digital Queer Anthology of Northeast India. He has worked on various issues including HIV, mental health, sex, gender and sexuality across Northeast India with […]Read More

Copied – Kumam Davidson​ – Global Genders and Sexualities

Orfalea Center Thematic Research Cluster Global Genders and Sexualities Kumam Davidson Singh is an ethnographer, curator, writer and educator based in Manipur, India. He is founder Matai Society and co-founder TCHP: Digital Queer Anthology of Northeast India. He has worked on various issues including HIV, mental health, sex, gender and sexuality across Northeast India with […]Read More