Program Mission
The mission of Global South Studies is threefold:
1. To introduce students to the concept of the "Global South," as well as the "Third World," and interrogate their origins in political struggle and cultural production.
2. To introduce students to the various historical, cultural, political, and economic perspectives on the Global South and its relationship with the Global North
3. To teach students the stories, concerns, and issues of Global South communities.
Program Director
Danny Widener
Associate Professor, Department of History
Interim Director, Global South Studies (AY 23-24)
Matthew Vitz
Associate Professor, Department of History
Director, Global South Studies (on sabbatical AY 23-24)
Program Coordinator & Academic Advisor
Jennifer Schwarzkopf (she/her)Arts and Humanities Building, 6th Floor
globalsouth@ucsd.edu
UC San Diego Undergraduate Students:
Submit all inquiries via the Virtual Advising Center (VAC).
To schedule a one-on-one advising appointment, email globalsouth@ucsd.edu with your name, PID, available days and times, and reason for an appointment.
Affiliated Faculty and Lecturers
- Joy Siapno (bio), Global South Studies (GSS 20 and GSS 27)
- Troy Kokinis (bio), Latin American Studies (GSS 22)
- Amanda Batarseh, Literature (GSS 25)
- Abigail Andrews, Sociology
- Carol Arcos, Literature
- Gabriel Bámgbóṣé, Literature
- John D. Blanco, Literature
- Amy Sara Carroll, Literature
- Matilde Córdoba Azcárate, Communication
- Claire Edington, History
- Ivan Evans, Sociology,
- Maureen Feeley, Political Science
- Gary Fields, Communication
- José Fusté, Ethnic Studies
- Jessica Graham, History
- Bright Gyamfi, History
- Aftab S. Jassal, Anthropology
- Sara Johnson, Literature
- Nancy Kwak, History
- Weijing Lu, History
- Luis Martin-Cabrera, Literature
- Kelema Lee Moses, Urban Studies and Planning
- Silpa Mukherjee, Literature
- David Pederson, Anthropology
- Nydia Pineda de Avila, History
- Nancy Postero, Anthropology
- Jeremy Prestholdt, History
- Michael Provence, History
- Babak Rahimi, Literature
- Saiba Varma, Anthropology
- Ameeth Vijay, Literature
- Matthew Vitz, History, Director of Global South Studies
- Danny Widener, History
- Tom Wong, Political Science
- Oumelbanine Zhiri, Literature
- Elana Zilberg, Communication
In Memoriam
- Carlos Blanco-Aguinaga, Spanish and Latin American Literature, Emeritus
- Rosemary M. George, South Asian Studies, Global Literatures
- Yingjin Zhang, Literature