Congratulations to Professor Jaime Alves (Black Studies) who received the Burdick Scholar Fellowship as a part of UC Santa Barbara’s Area Global Initiative for 2024-2025. He is now leading a year-long project entitled “Cityscapes of Enclosures, Im/mobilities, Abolition” which aims to re-imagine colonial landscapes of cityscapes, specifically looking at Colombia’s Santiago de Cali. In relation to his project, Professor Alves is also leading a seminar entitled “Urban Colonialscapes” that connects UCSB students with students at the Universidad de Valle in Colombia and the grassroots organization Casa Cultural El Chontaduro. Learn more here.
Prof. Jaime Alves has Received a Fellowship!
