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Atelier Bordertextures – Animals and Viruses as Border Subjects
The UniGR-CBS working group "Bordertextures" continues the conference series "Atelier Bordertextures" with the public lecture "More-than-human Bordertextures".
The invited speaker, Dr. Larissa Fleischmann, illustrates how animals and viruses can be studied as border subjects using the example of African swine fever. For this concern, she follows the…
7th UniGR-CBS Seminar – Border Literature
The next UniGR-CBS seminar "Border Studies" entitled "Border Literature" is organized by the Université de Lorraine.
The objective of the seminar is to explore the ways in which the border is written and represented in literature. In what way does literary creation constitute a means of access to the ideality of places, to the imaginary of territory, to the…
Two million euros raised for border research
The border closures and increased controls in the course of the pandemic have made clear, especially in border regions, how closely the European Union is already interconnected at its territorial interfaces. Two of these interconnected areas are in the center of this research project that just got an external funding.
The three-year…
Master in Border Studies: FGU funding for another four years
The Master in Border Studies is a two-year study program, which addresses the complexity of economic, political, social and cultural issues of borders and of border regions in Europe and beyond. The program is taught in three countries at four universities: University of Luxembourg (LUX), Université de Lorraine (FR), Saarland University (DE) and Technische…
UniGR-CBS at the ABS Annual Conference 2021
This year, the UniGR-CBS was once again present at the annual conference of the Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS). The world's largest association of border scholars gathers researchers from all continents. In addition to individual lectures by colleagues from the University of Luxembourg, the UniGR-CBS presented the "Bordertextures" approach at the…
Retrospective Spring 2020: The Covid-19 Border Closures
A year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic led to massive and abrupt border closures. Especially the Greater Region with its close interconnections was affected: students, cross-border workers, families or other commuters at the border experienced the separation as a significant cut in their professional and everyday life. Currently, the border is again becoming perceptible, particularly in the Franco…
The UniGR-CBS now on Facebook
The UniGR-Center for Border Studies is now on Facebook.
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Future events around borders, Current publications and research outputs in Border Studies, Studying across borders in the Master program Border Studies, Useful digital resources in Border Studies for stakeholders, students, and…
Call for Papers – Cross-Border Work in Europe: Regional Practices and Realities
Living in one country and working in another is a daily reality for thousands of people in Europe. The main countries of residence of cross-border commuters are France (405,000 or 21% of the total number of cross-border commuters), Germany (249,000 or 13%) and Poland (202,000 or 11%).
The flow of workers between the various European countries has not only…