Borders & Belonging in Europe

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Borders are the ultimate markers of territorial sovereignty, separating “inside” from “outside”, and “us” from “them.” For centuries, they have been central to the articulation of space and identity in Europe. However, since the late 1990’s, borders in Europe have become not stable geopolitical lines, but practices that are dispersed across local, national, and transnational settings. This course investigates the power relations, political economy, and cultural logic of this European border regime, including the subjectivities it constitutes and the ways it is challenged.