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ABS - Association For Borderland Studies

04
Apr
2024

ABS-12 Towards A New Research Methodology in Cultural Border Studies

04-04-2024 2:45 PM -4:15 PM
Mesquite

Coordinator: Anna Casaglia
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Affiliation: University of Trento

 

Chairperson: Astrid M. Fellner and Eva Nossem, Saarland University

 

Bordertextures and the Sensing and Making Sense of the Border
   - Eva Nossem, Saarland University | UniGR-Center for Border Studies

Bordertextures and the Intertwinings of Border Knowledges in the Americas
   - Astrid M. Fellner, Saarland University; UniGR-Center for Border Studies

CHILDREN AT THE BORDER: Exploring migration NARRATIVES through the lens of bordertexturing
   - Svitlana Kot, Saarland University, Petro Mohyla Black Sea University

De-Bordering Border Studies: Bordertexturing as Research Practice
   - Tobias Schank, Saarland University (Germany)

04
Apr
2024

LASC-05/ABS-10 Social Construction of the U.S.-Mexico Border Identity through the Arts

04-04-2024 2:45 PM -4:15 PM
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Coordinator: Jesus Ruiz Flores
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Affiliation: Universidad de Guadalajara

Coordinator: Debra D. Andrist
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Affiliation: Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA

Coordinator: Fernando Pedro Viacava-Breiding
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Affiliation: Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico, Campus Morelia

 

Chairperson: Maria de los Angeles Flores, The University of Texas at El Paso

 

Discussant: Manuel Chávez – Michigan State University

 

Juárez en la mira (novela) obra inspirada por la frontera desde 1865

   - Roberto Perezdiaz, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México

Cartoneros (Cardboard Scavengers): A Short Film (14 minutes)
   - Marcela Moran, Texas A&M International University

04
Apr
2024

CJC-03/ABS-14 International Crime and Justice

04-04-2024 4:30 PM -6:00 PM
Pecos

Coordinator: Stephani Anne Williams
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Affiliation: Northern Arizona University

Coordinator: Andrew Brown
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Affiliation: Northern Arizona University - Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 

Moderator: Todd Hataley, Fleming College

 

The Fine Art of Trafficking in Global Financial Crime
  - Christian Leuprecht, Royal Military College of Canada & Queen's University 
  - Mikayla Ozga, Mikayla Ozga, Carleton University
Gun Violence in Cd. Juarez, Mexico: Media Representations and Official Counts

  - Mike Tapia, TX A&M University-Commerce
Unmasking Al Qaeda: Analyzing the Evolving Threat Landscape
  - Huseyin Cinoglu, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) 
THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF TRAVEL VISAS: A CANADA – MEXICO CASE STUDY
  - Todd Hataley, Fleming College
Global Sex Trafficking as a manifestation of shifting border logics: Transnational bordering patterns of sexual exploitation by white-collar criminals
  - Christian Leuprecht, Royal Military College of Canada & Queen's University 
  - Mikayla Ozga, Carleton University

04
Apr
2024

ABS-13 Book Presentation - Listening to Laredo: A Border City in a Globalized Era

04-04-2024 4:30 PM -6:00 PM
Directors

Coordinator: Anna Casaglia
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Affiliation: University of Trento

 

Chairperson: Anna Casaglia, University of Trento

 

Discussant: Maria Veronica Elias, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador

 

Listening to Laredo: A Border City in a Globalized Era
   - Mehnaaz Momen, Texas A&M International University
   - Maria Veronica Elias (discussant),

05
Apr
2024

WSSA Breakfast & Give Back

04-05-2024 7:00 AM -9:00 AM
Garden Terrace

During this break we will be asking for donations to the local food bank.

05
Apr
2024

ABS-15 Metodologías de investigación y acción sobre las problemáticas sociales en las fronteras: Región Paso del Norte, California, Tamaulipas y Yucatán

04-05-2024 8:00 AM -9:30 AM
Live Oak

Coordinator: Anna Casaglia
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Affiliation: University of Trento

 

Chairperson:Rafael Mauricio Marrufo, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

 

Discussant: Leticia Peña-Barrera, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

 

INTENTOS POR INSTITUCIONALIZAR LA PLANEACIÓN URBANA EN MATAMOROS, TAMAULIPAS, 1930-2000. UTOPÍA EN UNA CIUDAD DE FRONTERA
   - Sonia Bass Zavala, Universidad Autónoma del estado de Hidalgo
   - Rafael Silva Aguilar, Gobierno Municipal de Matamoros, Tamaulipas
   - Silvia L. Aguilar Velázquez, Universidad Autónoma del estado de Hidalgo

Metodologías participativas y su aplicación en proyectos de investigación de Pronaces- Conahcyt de zonas vulnerables de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; Mexicali, baja California y Mérida, Yucatán.
   - Luis Herrera Terrazas, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
   - Leticia Peña Barrera, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
   - Carmen Garcia Gomez, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan

Aplicación de Metodologías Participativas para el fortalecimiento del capital social en ciudad Juárez, Chih.
   - Leticia Peña-Barrera, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ
   - Judith Gabriela Hernández Pérez, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

Social perception of the benefit of an intervention to detect heart diseases in newborns on the Juarez-El Paso border
   - Rafael Mauricio Marrufo, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
   - David Reyes Ruvalcaba, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

La Encuesta de Viajes Origen-Destino Transfronteriza; Una Propuesta Metodológica para la Medición de la Movilidad Espacial Cotidiana entre Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua y El Paso, Texas
   - César M. Fuentes, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
   - Luis Calva, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

05
Apr
2024

ABS-18 Multiple crisis and the EU border management

04-05-2024 9:45 AM -11:15 AM
Live Oak

Coordinator: Anna Casaglia
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Affiliation: University of Trento

 

Chairperson: Jussi Laine, University of Eastern Finland

 

Everyday life in the borderland under the conditions of the migration crisis - residents of the Polish-Belarusian borderland after 2021. Methodological and ethical reflections from field research.
   - Malgorzata Bieńkowska, Faculty of Sociology University of Bialystok

Imagined Borders, Imagined Homelands: How Territorial Attachment Affects Nationalist Attitudes in Republika Srpska
   - Fedor Popov, University of Colorado Boulder

African Immigrants’ experiences at the Ukraine border points during Russian Invasion: Meta-analysis of Racism during Global Crisis
   - Frank O Ojwang, University of Lapland
   - Dmytro Mamaiev, Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences

05
Apr
2024

ABS-19 Reasearch methods and practices in Border Studies (1)

04-05-2024 9:45 AM -11:15 AM
Mesquite

Coordinator: Anna Casaglia
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Affiliation: University of Trento

 

Chairperson: Johanna Jaschik, University of Luxembourg

 

Trenzando Fronteras: border crossing as methodology and praxis
   - Ana Sandoval, Rutgers University-Newark

Ethnicity in the borderland. Ethical issues
   - Karolina Radłowska, University of Bialystok

Borders that connect: autoethnography of a Taiwanese scholar working in Indo-China borderland
   - Iris Ru-Yu Lin, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex

NGOs Deconstruction of Narrative at the U.S.-Mexico Border
   - Sonia Martinez, Idaho State University

05
Apr
2024

ABS-17 (MC) Media analysis as a methodology to understand border representations

04-05-2024 9:45 AM -11:15 AM
Directors

Coordinator: Anna Casaglia
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Affiliation: University of Trento

 

Chairperson: Laurie Trautman, Western Washington University

 

40 Years of the High Ross Treaty: Media, Advocacy, and Diplomacy
   - Derek Moscato, Western Washington University

Mainstream media and perceptions of the Canada-US border line: the case of the Quebec-US border
   - Elisabeth Vallet, CMR-St Jean and UQAM
   - Snell, Kristy, School of Journalism – Concordia University

Common border, common narratives? Analysis of media coverage of four COVID-19 travel measures implemented between the US and Canada
   - Andreanne Bissonnette, Western Washington University
   - Jennifer Bettis, Western Washington University

Beyond Immigration News Coverage Routines on U.S. English-language and Spanish-language Media: Reaching the Next Level of Reporting
   - Maria de los Angeles Flores, The University of Texas at El Paso

05
Apr
2024

WSSA President's Luncheon

04-05-2024 11:15 AM -1:00 PM
Garden Terrace

This is a ticketed event.

During this break we will be asking for donations to the local food bank.