Student learning from elder in Haiti

Haitian Studies

The Haitian Studies initiatives at UCSB have produced many longstanding interdisciplinary projects including the Journal of Haitian Studies, KOSANBA: A Scholarly Association for the Study of Haitian Vodou, the Carrefour-Feuilles Research Project, and Haiti Flag Week.

Learn more

Group of students, professors, and visiting speakers posing with fists raised

Engaged Scholarship

The Engaged Scholarship initiative develops scholarly epistemologies and methodologies based on a collaborative process of knowledge production among scholars and community members, activists, and artists.

Learn More

Cover of Kalfou journal

Kalfou

Kalfou: A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies is a scholarly journal focused on social movements, social institutions, and social relations. We seek to build links among intellectuals, artists, and activists in shared struggles for social justice. 

Learn more