2026-04-18 - Wednesday, April 22, 12-1PMCoble 306 and on Zoom: Sofia Zaragocin ZoomDr. Sofía Zaragocin (Geography & GIS, UIUC) is a widely recognized scholar in geography, known for her innovative contributions to feminist and decolonial frameworks in Latin America. Her recent work centers on...
2026-03-13 - Description: The debate over open access versus closed access publishing often rightly centers on issues of affordability, accessibility, and equity—but what about long-term sustainability? This talk will examine the financial and scholarly implications of long standing and emerging business models in ...
2025-11-14 - Matthew Soener (Sociology, UIUC), "Global Capitalism, Climate Change, and Emerging Fault Lines"Wednesday, November 19, 12pm.Coble Hall 306 & on Zoom.Description: One important trend in recent decades is the rise in greenhouse gas emissions in the Global South. In this talk, Prof. Soener will first discuss a few perspectives...
2025-10-23 - Masters in Global Studies Information Session Speaker: Andy Guth, Academic Coordinator, Master's in Global Studies Date: Tuesday, October 28th Time: 5 pm Location: 306 Coble Hall 801 S. Wright St, Urbana, IL Virtual Option: Join Online via link provided...
2025-09-26 - Islands of Exception: Law, Empire, and Offshore Finance in the CaribbeanJose Atiles (Sociology, UIUC)Wednesday, Oct. 1st, 12-1PMCoble Hall, 306, and on Zoom Description: In this talk, Prof. Atiles previews his forthcoming book, Islands of Exception, which explores the colonial foundations and imperial design of offshore...
2025-04-22 - A Great Decoupling? Globalization Without the U.S. - April 24th, 2025 - 12 PM - On ZoomAbstract: This panel explores the evolving nature of global economic integration in an era marked by U.S. disengagement, rising protectionism, and a recalibration of economic alliances. With the post-WWII liberal international order under strain, panelists will...
2024-10-01 - Please join CGS and IASL for the inaugural discussion on AI in Global Perspective:When: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 9:00 am Central US Time (Chicago)Where: On ZOOM.Register - ...
2024-09-20 - Cultivating 'Multiplicadores' through Community Empowerment: Liberatory and Digital Learning Models for Transformative DevelopmentThursday, September 26th - 12 PM - 306 Coble Hall and on Zoom Description: In 2019, Armando joined a Rio de Janeiro based NGO and Think Tank as a research collaborator to digitally map local favela organizations...
2024-04-17 - The recent lecture "Law's Quick Fix? Ecocide, Social Transformation & the Pitfalls of Criminalisation" by David Whyte (Professor of Climate Justice, Queen Mary University of London, School of Law) took place on Wednesday, April 24th at 12 PM on Zoom. Description: Calls to...
2024-04-17 - The recent lecture "Digital Paradoxes: How Technology Unintentionally Transforms Education" by Hany Zayed took place on Wednesday, April 17th at 2 PM in the College of Education Room ED 22 and on Zoom. Description: In 2018, Egypt began...
2024-01-30 - Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch a recording of Dr. Liu's presentation. On Wednesday, February 7, at 12pm on Zoom, the CGS was joined by Dr. Lizhi Liu's for a presentation on her paper, "The Rise of Data Politics: Digital China and the World.” Data has become one of the most valuable assets for governments and...
An estimated 10 million girls in India may not return to school when they reopen after the second wave of COVID-19. Furthermore, there will be an increase of more than 30 million child brides in the next decade globally, due to COVID-19 (UNESCO, 2020). Girls aged 12-17 are at particular risk of dropping out of school (India Education Diary, 2021). In this seminar, we will speak directly with...
May 1, 2021 12:00 - 1:00 pm The Center for Global Studies and European Union Center Present A Global Intersections Event: The Illinois Flamenco Jazz Collective: Juerga de Primavera Directed by Brian Stark and Alyssa Teijeiro-Ficht Featuring David Chiriboga and La Malou Register...
Date: Dec 2, 2020 Time : 12:00 PM (cst) Clean running water on the Navajo Nation has been an ongoing challenge for decades, and even today one in three families still do not have a sink and a toilet. The Navajo Water Project was started in 2014 to address these problems, but the COVID-19 pandemic has severely...
Date: November 11, 2020 Time : 12-1PM (cst) Speakers: Emily Mendenhall (Georgetown, School of Foreign Service...