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Borderlands Across Disciplines

March 13 & 14, 2025 | Boston College

Historians from the US, Chile, and Argentina to discuss works in progress for an upcoming edited volume. In the context of this workshop, it has been organized into two public events:

"Interdisciplinary Research Across Borders of Latin America" (Thursday, March 13, 4pm in Gasson 205, Reception to follow) featuring BC faculty that conduct cross-border research: Dan Kanstroom (Law), Aziz Rana (Law), Alejandro Olayo Méndez (Social Work), and Brinton Lykes (Education, Emerita). 

This will be a conversation among scholars from different disciplines on doing research about and across border regions. It will be a unique space within the college to discuss proximities and distances between disciplines, points of collaboration, shared methods, and possible future cooperation. Although the geographical focus is Latin America, faculty and students interested in other interdisciplinary endeavors or transnational histories are most welcome to join the discussion. 

Keynote address by Ray Cashman (Indiana): “Outlaws, Ghosts, and Border Mentalities: Perspectives from Ireland” (Friday, March 14, 3pm in Fulton 511, Reception to follow). 

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the History Department, the Irish Studies Program, and the Center for Human Rights and International Justice.

Faculty and students are most welcome.