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A special public forum being held here today will be a perfect opportunity for those with an interest in politics, law and culture to map out new directions for studying how the border affects cities like Windsor and Detroit.
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Borders in Globalization: Bridging Politics, Law, and Culture brings together three prominent scholars on border issues from Canada and the U.S. for an open-to-the-public discussion bridging political, legal, and cultural dimensions of contemporary and future border studies.
“This will be a great way to think about collaborative research projects as we move forward,” said co-organizer and visual arts professor Mike Darroch. “We want to create a conversation about what borders might look like, and provide the university with direction for program development and research initiatives regarding border studies. Thinking about the Detroit-Windsor border should make for a very interesting conversation.”
The keynote speakers include:
- Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly is associate professor in the school of public administration at the University of Victoria and director of the SSHRC partnership grant borders in globalization. He is also co-director of the local government institute, director of the European studies program and European Union Center of Excellence, and Jean Monnet chair in EU border and urban region policies.
- Victor Konrad is adjunct research professor in geography and environmental studies at Carleton University and co-director of the SSHRC partnership grant borders in globalization. He was the founding executive director of the Fulbright program between Canada and the U.S. from 1990 to 2002.
- Stephen Vogel is professor of architecture at the University of Detroit-Mercy and a senior principal of the Detroit Collaborative Design Center. He was dean of architecture at UDM from 1993 to 2011.
The event, co-sponsored by the IN/TERMINUS Creative Research Collective, the Transnational Law and Justice Network, and the Cross-Border Institute, will be held today from 12-2:30 p.m. in St. Paul’s Hall at Canterbury College, 2500 University Avenue West.
Registration is not required, and all are welcome.