Tales from the Chihuahuan Desert: Borderlands Narratives about Identity and Binationalism
Location
Online
Deadline
Dates
July 18-Aug 1 2021 (2 weeks)
Type
Summer Program
Summer Program Type
Summer Program Audience
Borderlands narratives have historically been seen as peripheral to the development of American history and identity. In middle and high-school textbooks across the country, borderland populations have received minimal attention. The binational spaces border people occupy have been portrayed as dangerous, illegitimate, and as part of a distinct counter-culture. We aim to place these forgotten regions and their populations at the center of the debate about American history and identity by focusing on the multicultural region and narratives of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez metroplex.
Project Director(s)
Ignacio Matinez; Joseph Rodriguez
Lecturers and Visiting Faculty
Cynthia Bejarano; CJ Alvarez; Adriana Dominguez; E.e Carlton-Trujillo
Grantee Institution
The University of Texas at El Paso
Funded through the Division of Education Programs