Pensar la frontera/Thinking the border

To think the limits of globalization and globalism, the crisis of the nation-State, and to generate knowledge that would help understand the meaning of the recent transformations in the way in which borders are thought, particularly, the México-USA border.

Topics:

-  The paradoxes within the concept of border (inside/outside, immanence/trascendence, shutting in/opening up)

- Migration politics and rethoric (causes, strategies, consequences, alternatives)

- Transborder artistic movements

- Nation-State, globalization, globalism

-Geopolitics and biopolitics of borders/of the border

Format:

Complete text: 5-10 pages. Spaced: 1.5. Font: Times New Roman Font size: 12 Citation format: APA.

Anticipate 20 minutes presentation times. Papers accepted both in spanish and english.

Deadlines:

Submission of abstract: August 14

Submission of complete text: October 3

Presentations: Through October 25, 26 and 27