[csaa-forum] Borderlands Issue 16.1, Border Politics

[Anne Begg]

Dear All

Apologies for cross-posting.

I'm happy to advise that issue 16.1 of borderlands is now available online:

http://www.borderlands.net.au/issues/vol16no1.html 

The contributions from Mahdis Azarmandi, Roberto D Hernandez, David Eades, Anelynda Mielke, Leila Whitley and Brett Nicholls combine to interrogate prevailing methods of state governance, specifically those that enact aggressive and exclusionary forms of border control and nationalism. Azarmandi and Hernandez examine current contestations over the re-naming of colonial sites and memorials in Barcelona and Spain, Eades and Mielke address specific cases of migration and border control in Australia/New Guinea and Palestine/Canada, respectively, while Whitley problematises the uptake of Agamben in border and migration scholarship. Nicholls contends that the documentary style of Adam Curtis is a powerful articulation of the post-political present and a compelling form of social theory.

My thanks to Tony Burke for his help and to Vijay Devadas for his valuable input and guidance in the production of this issue. My sincere thanks also to all the authors who contributed, for the commitment reflected in your writing and for your patient understanding during the publication process, it is much appreciated.

Very best wishes

Anne


Dr Anne Begg
Assistant Editor
borderlands e-journal
C/- Department of Media, Film and Communication
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand

Phone: 03 479 3724
Fax: 03 479 3732
anne.begg at otago.ac.nz
http://www.borderlands.net.au/