Global Studies Center

 
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

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

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.

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. 

Intended Audience:
9-12

The theme of "Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature" is explored through Kazuki Kaneshiro's novel Go. The novel tells the story of a Korean boy and a Japanese girl who fall in love and is a modern nod to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  Kaneshiro examines the ideas of fate and love at first sight, friendship and violence. The...

Outreach at Global Studies Center

Catherine Fratto
Assistant Director for Outreach
Global Studies Center