Considering borders as mere territorial markers is not enough. The concept of bordertextures allows us to grasp borders as complex interwoven fabrics.
Borders are much more than territorial markers on a map. In recent years, borders have gained more and more scholarly attention, and the field of border studies has become increasingly diversified when it comes to different trends and analytical approaches. This edited collection reflects these latest developments and proposes an understanding of borders as effects and generators of complex formations. The contributors discuss such bordertextures from various theoretical and conceptual viewpoints, supported by empirical examples. By introducing the concept of bordertextures and the approach of bordertexturing, this edited collection opens up new and fine-tuned perspectives on borders and borderlands.
Christian Wille (Dr. phil. rer. soc.) ist Senior Researcher an der Universität Luxemburg und Leiter des Netzwerks »UniGR-Center for Border Studies«. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in der kulturwissenschaftlichen Grenzforschung, in Raum-, Praxis- und Grenztheorien sowie grenzüberschreitenden Lebenswelten.
Eva Nossem ist als wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin des UniGR-Center for Border Studies an der Universität des Saarlandes beschäftigt. In Ihrer Arbeit fokussiert sie hauptsächlich auf kultur- und sprachwissenschaftliche Border Studies.
