Southwest Center

Southwest Center
Southwest Center
The Southwest Center promotes understanding of the region we live in through interdisciplinary research, cultural programming, and publications such as the
Journal of the Southwest
History and Mission
A program in the
School of Global Studies
Research Areas
In The Americas
In The Americas
Political Ecology
Political Ecology
Water and Food Security
Water and Food Security
Southwest Folklore
Southwest Folklore
Borderlands Forensics
Borderlands Forensics
Southwest Humanities
Southwest Humanities
SWC YouTube Channel
Check out our YouTube channel to catch up with the Southwest Center and affiliated researchers and the diversity of cool projects we are involved in.
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Events
Apr
23
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En Comunidad: Community Work and the Arts and Culture Sector
6 – 8 p.m., April 23, 2026
Apr
24
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My Arizona Lecture 2026, Jennifer Jenkins - Screening Americans: Cinema and Citizenship at War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona, 1942-46
3:30 – 5 p.m., April 24, 2026
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News
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The Smithsonian Institution augments Tucson Meet Yourself to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary
March 14, 2026
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Jeff Banister, Outstanding Service Award from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Aug. 5, 2025
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Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, New Director of the Southwest Center
July 5, 2025
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