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Global Studies Center

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The Global Studies Center is a dynamic and innovative program that is one of an elite group of seven global centers funded by the US Department of Education. We seek to promote critical thinking and practical engagement with the world through the interdisciplinary study of transnational processes. We emphasize the connections, divisions, disruptions, inequalities, and productive possibilities these processes engender across time and space. We foster innovative research, rigorous study, and thoughtful practice through our collaborations with staff, students, faculty, and community partners locally and around the world, creating diverse and inclusive spaces for intellectual growth and debate

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Global Studies Center
Services Offered: 
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Internships
Professional Development Workshops
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Global Studies Center or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Video

Global Issues Through Literature: Graphic Novels in a Global Context "Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling"
Intended Audience:
K-12

The theme of "Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text" is explored through "Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling," a complex story of four decades of prison expansion and its corrosive effect on generation of Americans and its implications for American democracy.

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Global Issues Through Literature: Graphic Novels in a Global Context "They Called Us Enemy"
Intended Audience:
K-12

The theme of Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text is explored through George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy, a full-graphic novel about Japanese individuals in relocation centers after President Roosevelt's 1942 order.  
This workshop is facilitated by University of Florida English PhD student, Sophia Pan.

File Global Issues Through Literature - They Called Us Enemy - Curriculum Development Workshop
Global Issues Through Literature: Graphic Novels in a Global Context "Threads: From the Refugee Crisis"
Intended Audience:
K-12

Using the theme, Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text, this workshop discusses Kate Evans' Threads: From the Refugee Crisis, a full-graphic novel of the refugee crisis. This book addresses one of the most pressing issues today to make a compelling case for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples. 

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Outreach at Global Studies Center

Catherine Fratto
Assistant Director for Outreach
Global Studies Center
Contact Catherine by email