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Rupert Garcia, 1972

Migration Matters: An Interdisciplinary Program on Immigration at the U.S.-Mexico Border

This spring, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas is hosting a thought-provoking series that addresses prescient borderlands issues and features prominent people working in borderlands studies across a variety of disciplines, “Migration Matters: An Interdisciplinary Program on Immigration at the U.S.-Mexico Border.” The series began with an evening with Luis Alberto Urrea, the author of the newly released Queen of America, as well as five books banned by the Tucson Unified School District. (Check out the “Libro Traficante Website for more about Urrea’s banned books and more in Tucson.)

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I suspect that may of us saw this piece in today’s New York Times — I thought it was a nice glimpse of the U.S.-Mexico Border today.  Conveys a sense of what’s been lost in recent years, especially since 9/11.

We’re happy to announce that Jenny Seman is the newest addition to our blog crew. Jenny is a PhD candidate in American History at Southern Methodist University and has an interest in the history of women, gender, and spirituality in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Her dissertation work focuses on faith healing and curanderismo. She also serves as a graduate student representative on the Women’s and Gender Studies Council at SMU. Please join me in giving her a warm welcome!

At the top of the page, you’ll see three tabs: 1930-1979 Borderlands Historiography, 2011 Borderlands Books and Articles, and 2012 Borderlands Books and Articles. The pages are in a very early stage with many gaps which we hope to fill little by little. Please take the time to help us out by adding references in the comments. Our hope is that by the combined efforts of borderlands historians, we will be able to put together a comprehensive set of lists on borderlands scholarship that can serve as a useful resource.

Welcome to Borderlands History, an academic blog which we hope will promote discussion of issues surrounding the history of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands as well as other borderlands regions.