Fifth Annual 2020 International Conference on Border Studies: Everday Borders **CANCELED**
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Fifth International Conference of Border Studies
has been canceled due to Covid-19. We hope to see everyone in 2021
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Professors, researchers, students, and the general public interested in Border Studies topics are invited to participate in this conference.
Our goal is to generate a space for the exchange of research and socialization among those interested in issues related to global borders around the world.
We encourage papers that consider any global border as well as theoretical papers on the ideology of borders more generally and how borders and borderlands help us understand broader global issues.
The proximity to the border of our locations in Mexico and the US is a special opportunity fclass="button orange"or scholars and researchers from the US and Mexico to collaborate in a unique geographic region on the important and timely issues related to borders. We aim to encourage working together across borders to find solutions to some of the most important economic, social, and ecological problems we face today.
Feel free to call me at (956) 457-3083 if you need a bit more guidance.
We regret, however, that the conference organizers, and UTRGV, must strongly advise against travel to Matamoros since currently Matamoros is under a level 4 U.S. State Department warning and there has been a recent increase in fighting among the drug cartels.
Please direct all questions to Caroline Miles at caroline.miles@utrgv.edu or call (956) 457-3083
Students attending this conference also have the opportunity to: Request Support
The Fifth Annual International Border Studies Conference Program will be announced soon.
Pre-Registration
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Conference Fees
Pre-registration before October 1st:
Faculty - $125
Faculty from Institutions in Mexico - $60
Graduate Students - $50Undergraduate Students - $25After October 1st:
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Portal for Pre-Registration
The portal to pay pre-registration fees online can be accessed by clicking here.
For help navigating through the pay portal please review the First-Time User Guide.
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Conference Schedule
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October 24, 2019 - Residencial Inn & Suites (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico)
9:00 am Inauguración 9:30-10:20 am Dr. Rodolfo Cruz Piñeiro | Colegio de la Frontera Norte de Tijuana
Las fronteras como un espacio de control y dinamismo: nuevos escenarios de la migración en México.
10:40-11:00 am Mtro. Fernando Alexis Meza Méndez | Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Sonidos de dos Hermanos: Análisis de las principales corrientes musicales en Las diferentes zonas fronterizas entre
México y Estados Unidos.11:00-11:20 am Receso 11:20-11:40 am Profr. Oshiel Martínez Chapa & Profr. Jorge Eduardo Salazar Castillo | Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
La Frontera México-Estados Unidos: Una aproximación a su abordaje histórico y teórico.
11:40-12:00 pm Dr. Enoc Alejandro García Rivera | CONACYT-Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Fuentes fijas emisoras de compuestos orgánicos volátiles en la frontera de México y Estados Unidos. Su atención pública
desde los gobiernos locales fronterizos.12:00-12:20 pm Dr. Héctor Manuel Capello García | Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Alteridades de la identidad nacional como efecto de la globalización.
12:20-12:40 pm Dra. Fabiola Manyari López Bracamonte | El Colegio de la Frontera Sur de México
Resiliencia comunitaria del pueblo maya-chuj tras la violencia y desplazamiento de 1980.
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October 25, 2019 - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg, Texas)
7:30 am Breakfast & Conference Registration 8:10-8:20 am Opening Remarks
Dr. Dennis Hart, Associate Vice President
Office of Global Engagement8:30-10:00 am Panels 1 & 2 10:00-10:10 am Break 10:10-11:15 am Keynote Speaker:
“What Does it Mean to Resist Borders”
Dr. Maurice Stierl, Leverhulme Fellow
University of Warwick11:15-11:25 am Break 11:25-12:55 pm Panel 3 & Roundtable 1:00-2:00 pm Lunch
Dr. Parwinder Grewal, Executive Vice President
Division of Research, Graduate Studies & New Program Development
Art Exhibit: Borderlands Art Pedagogy in the Rio Grande Valley
Christen Sperry-Garcia, Lilia Cabrera, Brian Dick, Camilo Garza,
Alyssa Rangel, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.2:00-3:00 pm Plenary Talk:
“The Right to Host/Right to Remain: Sanctuary and refugee Solidarity”
Dr. Sunaina Maira
UC Davis, Comparative Border Studies Program3:00-3:10 pm Break 3:10-4:40 pm Panel 4 & Roundtable 4:40-4:45 pm Break 4:45-6:15 pm Panels 5 & 6 6:15-7:30 pm Reception
Dr. Patricia M. Alvarez McHatton, Executive Vice President
Division of Academic Affairs
Closing Remarks
Dr. Caroline Miles, Office of Global Engagement Border Studies Coordinator
AIRPORT
- McAllen International Airport (MFE)
- McAllen International Airport is the closest airport to the conference location.
A shuttle will be available to the conference hotel that is listed below.
CONFERENCE HOTEL - $96 PER NIGHT
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites: Edinburg-McAllen Area
- 3801 South Business Highway 281, Edinburg, Texas 78539
Use the following link to access the Conference Rate Booking Portal:
Group Booking Link Holiday Inn Express Edinburg - UTRGV Border Studies Conference
Please contact the Hotel Reservation Representative for questions regarding booking:
John Rodriguez
Cell: (832) 549-5901
John.Rodriguez@elev8hotelmanagement.com
General Location - Edinburg Campus
Previous Border Studies Conference
Border Studies Conferences:
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Border Studies 2019
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Border Studies 2018
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Border Studies 2017
