Illinois Global Institute

As the home to the area and global studies centers and thematic programs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Illinois Global Institute is dedicated to fostering an environment where international perspectives are integral to teaching and research.

Center for African Studies * Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies * Center for Global Studies * Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies * Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies * Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity * European Union Center * LAS Global Studies * Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies * Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center * The Program in Arms Control and Domestic and International Security

 

Urban Dialogues Across Borders: Transnational Solidarities and Pedagogies in the Global South

May 5, 2026   5:30 pm  
Coble Hall 306, 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Conference/Workshop
LAC Cities 5/5/26
Sponsor
Hosted by the LAC Cities Collective and sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Illinois Global Institute, and the College of Fine and Applied Arts
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Originating Calendar
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

"Urban Dialogues Across Borders: Transnational Solidarities and Pedagogies in the Global South" will take place on Tuesday, May 5th in Coble Hall 306, starting at 5:30 pm. See the following from the LAC Cities Collective:

"This panel brings together Ken Salo (UIUC), Clarissa Freitas (Federal University of Ceará) Faranak Miraftab (UIUC) and José Ricardo Faria (Universidade Federal do Parana) to explore how urban research, activism, and pedagogy intersect across the Global South. Drawing on experiences from Latin America and beyond, the conversation examines how transnational solidarities are built through engaged scholarship, community-based practices, and critical teaching.

The panel also reflects on the crucial role of scholars from the Global South working within institutions of the Global North in unsettling dominant planning paradigms. By bringing collaborations with scholars outside the center, situated knowledges, relational practices, and grounded pedagogies into these spaces, they challenge hegemonic frameworks and open pathways for more plural, just, and context-responsive urban futures. Thinking cities as sites if struggles and collaboration, teaching and research become tools for rethinking power, knowledge production, and solidarity across borders."

When: Tuesday May 5

Where: Coble Hall, room 306.

Organized by the Latin American and the Caribbean Cities collective and sponsored by the Illinois Global Institute, CLACS, and the College of Fine & Applied Arts.


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