CCUSB SYMPOSIUM: Theorising the Canada-US Border University of Kent at Paris, 15-16 May, 2015 Border theory tends to be associated with the multiple strands of mestizo/a lived experience in the Mexico-US borderlands. But how far can site-specific border theory travel, even within North America? To what extent do the insights of Mexico-US border theory—including notions of hybridity and the accommodating spaces of los intersticios in the borderlands&#x... More
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Not since the terrorist attacks of September 2001 have ordinary people been as concerned about the risk of a terrorist attack inside the United States. Since Islamic State militants began seizing swaths of Iraq and Syria and beheading Western hostages, nearly half of Americans now believe their country is less safe today than before the 9/11 attacks, according to a recent NBC poll. That's almost double the number from just one year ago. Citing the poten... More
9th September 2014
Editor in Chief: Prof. France Houle, Université de Montréal, Canada Email: ijmbs.editor@gmail.com The International Journal of Migration and Border Studies (IJMBS) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its third issue in 2015. IJMBS aims to bring together a diverse range of scholars and practitioners to advance knowledge and improve practice and methodologies in a broad range of issued related to migrat... More
November 5, 2014 – November 8, 2014 The Department of English at the University of Victoria is the host institution for the Western Literature Association's annual conference in 2014. The WLA returns to Canada after two very successful past Canadian meetings: Vancouver in 1995 and Banff in 1998. The 49th Annual Meeting of the Western Literature Association will be held just south of the 49th parallel. Fr... More
A few recent posts on the CCUSB blog: Workshop Report | Security, Immigration, and the Cultures of the Canada-US Border http://ccusb.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/workshop-report-security-immigration-and-the-cultures-of-the-canada-us-border/ by David Stirrup Guest Post | Canada's Superheroes (Made in USA): American Depictions of Canadian Geopolitics in Alpha Flight http://ccusb.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/guest-post-canadas-superheroes-made-in-usa-american-depictions-of-canadian-geopolitics-in-a... More