CFP: Borderlands and Breaking Points: Tension Across the 49th Parallel

June 18-19 2010
Alerus Convention Center
Grand Forks, ND.
The University of North Dakota Institute for Borderland Studies Presents-
CFP: Borderlands and Breaking Points:
Tension Across the 49th Parallel
Edited by Kyle Conway and Timothy Pasch
Call For Papers
CFP: Borderlands and Breaking Points: Tension Across the 49th Parallel
Edited by Kyle Conway and Timothy Pasch
For a certain class of phenomena, the logic of the national border—that is, the logic of the controlled passage from
one side to the other—does not hold. Crime operates by definition outside of the legal frameworks on either side of a
border. Rivers flow across borders, regardless of the actions of the governments whose territories they affect. Native
communities, in particular those on the U.S.-Canadian border, enjoy sovereign status that gives their members special
rights when crossing the border.
This book will address these phenomena and the tensions they engender between the United States and Canada,
paying special attention to the Great Plains states and the Prairie provinces. These tensions are political, resulting
from divergent motivations between national and local governments, as well as structural, resulting from divergent
approaches to regulation. The book will be interdisciplinary, drawing from fields such as political science, economics,
history, communication, geography, Native studies, anthropology, sociology, and literature. It will be organized
thematically, with sections focusing on specific phenomena that, like those above, defy the logic of the national border.
The editors are therefore soliciting proposals for articles that would fit the themes of the book.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
• the day-to-day operations of national border patrol agencies
• drug smuggling and prostitution in border towns
• the flow of capital in cross-border media production
• questions of sovereignty/identity as they apply to cross-border Native communities
• issues related to water rights, such as the Devils Lake outlet in North Dakota
Please send a 500-word proposal to the editors describing the specific phenomenon you will address in your paper, as
well as the tensions you intend to explore. Proposals are due September 1, 2010 and final papers (app. 7500 words,
Chicago Manual of Style using footnotes) will be due October 15, 2010. The book manuscript will be submitted to the
University of Manitoba Press, which has expressed strong interest in it.
Contact information:
Dr. Kyle Conway, kyle.conway@und.edu
Dr. Timothy Pasch, timothy.pasch@und.edu
website: www.undborderlands.org

REVISED ACCOMODATION INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS

The Great Plains, the Prairies, and the U.S./Canadian Border
An international conference hosted by the University of North Dakota Institute for Borderland Studies

EVENT DATE: June 18–19, 2010

EVENT LOCATION: Alerus Center, Grand Forks
Note: Panels and the sponsored dinners will take place in rooms 10 and 12, located next to Entrance 1 of the Alerus Center.

DIRECTIONS: Click here.

PROGRAM: Click here.

REGISTRATION: Click here.

CONFERENCE HOTEL: CanadInns Grand Forks

ALTERNATE LODGING: University of North Dakota Guest Housing (a fifteen or twenty minute walk through campus to the Alerus Center: click here for directions)

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Kyle Conway (kyle.conway@und.edu) or Tim Pasch (timothy.pasch@und.edu)

Registration Page now Available on the Website

The Conference Registration Center is now active on the Institute for Borderland Studies.
Please visit the site at http://undborderlands.org/ and click on "Registration".
We look forward to the conference!
Sincerely yours-
Kyle Conway, Ph.D.
TImothy J. Pasch, Ph.D.

Plenary Speaker Dr. Serra Tinic

Dr. Serra Tinic to be Plenary Speaker for the Conference.

Dr. Serra Tinic is an associate professor of media studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta, Canada. Her larger research program focuses on the transnational dimensions of television drama production and distribution. She is the author of On Location: Canada’s Television Industry in a Global Market (University of Toronto Press, 2005). Her work on media globalization has appeared in scholarly anthologies as well as journals including Television & New Media, Journal of Communication, Social Epistemology and The Velvet Light Trap. Dr. Tinic is currently working on two book projects: Trading in Culture: The Global Cultural Economy of Television and The Global Television Industry (with co-authors Dr. Timothy Havens, University of Iowa and Dr. Michael Curtin, UC-Santa Barbara).  

Abstracts now available for download

Abstracts and conference schedule are now available for download on the Institute for Borderland Studies website.

New Submission Deadline is April 1, 2010

PLEASE NOTE: NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2010.
THE ORGANIZERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING SUBMISSIONS RELATED TO OTHER PORTIONS OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER.
THEY ALSO REMIND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO HELP COVER TRAVEL COSTS.

NOTA BENE: LA DATE LIMITE A ÉTÉ REPOUSSÉE AU PREMIER AVRIL 2010, ET LES ORGANISATEURS ENCOURAGENT DES SOUMISSIONS TOUCHANT AUX AUTRES RÉGIONS GÉOGRAPHIQUES FRONTALIÈRES ENTRE LES ÉTATS-UNIS ET LE CANADA.LES ORGANISATEURS TIENNENT AUSSI À RAPPELER AUX ÉTUDIANT(E)S DE DEUXIÈME ET DE TROISIÈME CYCLE QU’UNE SUBVENTION LEUR SERA OFFERTE POUR DÉFRAYER EN PARTIE LES FRAIS DE DÉPLACEMENT.

New Submission Deadline is April 1, 2010

PLEASE NOTE: NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2010.
THE ORGANIZERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING SUBMISSIONS RELATED TO OTHER PORTIONS OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER.
THEY ALSO REMIND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO HELP COVER TRAVEL COSTS.

NOTA BENE: LA DATE LIMITE A ÉTÉ REPOUSSÉE AU PREMIER AVRIL 2010, ET LES ORGANISATEURS ENCOURAGENT DES SOUMISSIONS TOUCHANT AUX AUTRES RÉGIONS GÉOGRAPHIQUES FRONTALIÈRES ENTRE LES ÉTATS-UNIS ET LE CANADA.LES ORGANISATEURS TIENNENT AUSSI À RAPPELER AUX ÉTUDIANT(E)S DE DEUXIÈME ET DE TROISIÈME CYCLE QU’UNE SUBVENTION LEUR SERA OFFERTE POUR DÉFRAYER EN PARTIE LES FRAIS DE DÉPLACEMENT.