Permeable Borders: History, Theory, Policy, and Practice in the United States

Published by Berghahn Books 2020

Permeable Borders

History, Theory, Policy, and Practice in the United States

Edited by: Paul Otto and Susanne Berthier-Foglar

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781789204438

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If the frontier, in all its boundless possibility, was a central organizing metaphor for much of U.S. history, today it is arguably the border that best encapsulates the American experience, as xenophobia, economic inequality, and resurgent nationalism continue to fuel conditions of division and limitation. This boldly interdisciplinary volume explores the ways that historical and contemporary actors in the U.S. have crossed such borders—whether national, cultural, ethnic, racial, or conceptual. Together, these essays suggest new ways to understand borders while encouraging connection and exchange, even as social and political forces continue to try to draw lines around and between people.

Author / Editor information

Paul Otto is Professor of History at George Fox University. He earned a Ph.D. at Indiana University and has been the recipient of several grants and fellowships, including support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Humanities Center. He has published several articles, and his book, The Dutch-Munsee Encounter in America: The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Hudson Valley, won the Hendricks Award for the best volume in colonial Dutch studies.

Susanne Berthier-Foglar is Professor of American Studies and Native American Studies at University Grenoble Alpes; she is the director adjunct of ILCEA4, a research group focusing on world languages and cultures. She is the author of Les Indiens pueblo du Nouveau-Mexique. De l'arrivée des conquistadors à la souveraineté des nations pueblo (Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux, 2010) and has edited or co-edited four other volumes.

Paul Otto is Professor of History at George Fox University. He earned a Ph.D. at Indiana University and has been the recipient of several grants and fellowships, including support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Humanities Center. He has published several articles, and his book, The Dutch-Munsee Encounter in America: The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Hudson Valley, won the Hendricks Award for the best volume in colonial Dutch studies.

Reviews

“From borders south to north, east to west, and from concrete walls to more fluid and ephemeral ideas and expressions, these thoughtful and carefully researched chapters encompass a wide range of bordered communities that offer fascinating stories and analyses. This is a timely collection that challenges increasing national and global efforts to close off national borders and limit transnational interactions, despite the forced migrations and economic exchanges propelled by global capitalism and wars.” • Laurie Mercier, Washington State University Vancouver

“This insightful and well-structured volume will be a welcome resource for both scholars and students working on issues related to borders and nationalism.” • John Emory Dean, Texas A&M International University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Paul Otto and Susanne Berthier-Foglar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I Historical Border Crossing: National, Ethnic, and Theoretical
Chapter 1 American Indians and US-Canada Transborder Migration Opportunity and Refuge Roger L. Nichols Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter 2 Warped Mirrors Shifting Representations and Asymmetrical Constructs on the Border(s) of the American Southwest Jeffrey Swartwood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter 3 “Dare to Dance Your Own Dance” Transgressing Aesthetic Borders in Early Twentieth-Century American Theatrical Dance Claudie Servian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter 4 Border Work The Migration of Los Angeles Japanese Americans from the Manzanar Relocation Center to Father Flanagan’s Boys Town during World War II Heather Fryer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Chapter 5 From Geographic to Virtual Borders in New York City From Little Italy to Chinatown Marie-Christine Michaud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
PART II Permeability in Border and Migration Policy
Chapter 6 Realizing Government Ambitions Policing Insiders and Outsiders Jon Wiebel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Chapter 7 Detention for Deterrence? The Strategic Role of Private Facilities and Offshore Resources in US Migration Management Marietta Messmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
PART III National Borders, Liminal Spaces, and Permeation
Chapter 8 Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora Cross-Border Relationships and Security Issues Cléa Fortuné Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Chapter 9 (Dis)Continuities of the Border Spectacle An Analysis of a Binational Park in San Diego, California Marko Tocilovac Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter 10 A Durable Permeation Imagination, Motion, and Differentiation at the Border between Canada and the United States Victor Konrad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
Afterword: Permeability and the Making and Unmaking of Borders David C. Atkinson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Keywords: History (General); Mobility Studies; Cultural Studies (General)

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Published: April 9, 2020
ISBN: 9781789204438