History of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

Explores some of the many histories of the U.S.-Mexico border from 1846 to the contemporary era. Considers: What are borders and borderlands? How have they been created? How are borders artifacts of history and geography? How do borders change over time and what impact does change have on the lives of people? Study of how borderlands shape how centers of national power (e.g. cities, national capitals, etc.) have defined their relation to issues such as sovereignty, immigration, labor, community formation, along with race and ethnicity.