Theo LeQuesne enrolled in UCSB’S MA program in the Global and International Studies department where he wrote his MA thesis on the politics of climate change and particularly the cultural interventions climate justice activists have used to shift the terms upon which climate change is discussed. Theo continued developing his activism alongside his research and helped reignite the Fossil Free campaign on UCSB’s campus. He is also an active member of the Climate Justice Project – a group of scholar activists committed to bringing the stories and experiences of those on the frontlines of climate justice into the university. He has twice travelled with CJP to the annual UN climate talks (COP 19 in Poland and COP 21 in Paris) and given several talks based on his research and experiences there.
With the intent of continuing and expanding upon his MA research Theo has joined the Global Studies PhD program. He will focus his analysis on translocal climate justice activism with case studies drawn from the US West Coast and Canada.
