Event Title
Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers in the 21st Century
Description
From Hadrianís wall in Roman England and the Great Wall of China, to walls on the U.S. / Mexico border as well as in Jerusalem, Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly asks why build walls and how human communities border themselves. He will discuss what 'borders,' 'borderlands,' 'boundaries' and 'frontiers' are, and how these words help us understand contemporary issues such as the US/Mexico wall, the Canada/US Beyond the Border dialogue, or the European Schengen Agreement and the idea of a "fortress Europe". Taking examples from around the world, this presentation asks if borders are vanishing and what are new ways to understand borders.
About the Lecturer: Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Ph.D Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, BC, Jean Monnet Chair in European Urban and Border Region Policy.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
9-5-2012 12:00 PM
End Date
9-5-2012 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
England--Boundaries; China--Boundaries; Jerusalem--Boundaries; Canada-United States Border region; Mexico-United States Border region
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Border walls, Human communities, Boundaries, Borderlands
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers in the 21st Century
Fairhaven College Auditorium
From Hadrianís wall in Roman England and the Great Wall of China, to walls on the U.S. / Mexico border as well as in Jerusalem, Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly asks why build walls and how human communities border themselves. He will discuss what 'borders,' 'borderlands,' 'boundaries' and 'frontiers' are, and how these words help us understand contemporary issues such as the US/Mexico wall, the Canada/US Beyond the Border dialogue, or the European Schengen Agreement and the idea of a "fortress Europe". Taking examples from around the world, this presentation asks if borders are vanishing and what are new ways to understand borders.
About the Lecturer: Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Ph.D Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, BC, Jean Monnet Chair in European Urban and Border Region Policy.
