Gender, Race, and Intersectionality in the Global Border Regime
Thursday, February 15 · 11am - 1pm EST
Border externalization has often been motivated by racism and xenophobia — namely, the desire to prevent certain migrants deemed “undesirable” from reaching the border and asking for asylum. The racism of the EU’s border regime has been abundantly evident in recent years, with borders opened wide for Ukrainian refugees while migrants from the Middle East and North Africa were being pushed back and detained, and African students in Ukraine were told to go to the end of the line. How are the racialized dynamics of the US and EU borders similar and different, and how do they intersect with gender and sexuality? What are the differential impacts of border externalization practices on vulnerable migrant populations such as children, women, queer, and trans migrants? This seminar will explore the complex dynamics of gender, race, sexuality, and their intersections at the modern, externalized border.
Speakers:
Dr. Martha Balaguera Cuervo, University of Toronto
Sandra McEvoy, Boston University
Heba Gowayed, CUNY Hunter College
In person: Center for Computing and Data Science Room 1646, 665 Commonwealth Avenue Room 1646 Boston, MA 02215
Hybrid event webinar link https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/94962254070?pwd=NnZHeFVsNlJFQmwreDdRNHBEVGRSUT09
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