Blockseminar / Summerschool: 17 - 24 April 2023
Borders—especially border transgressions—and wars are closely connected: wars are being fought over territorial issues, and borders are often subject to conflicts. Borders are being weaponized, and they are often viewed in terms of military preparedness and confrontation. They are therefore central to our understanding of societies that are affected by war experiences.
This class focuses on wartime experiences, shared and documented by young people and contextualized in a broader global and historical context. It will address issues of border crossings and migration, living conditions and the many challenges that life brings about in times of war. Being part of an international summer school, students will meet up with other students from Ukraine and the U.S. for an entire week in order to analyze and talk about first-hand experiences, integrating them into a scientific Border Studies debate, contextualizing them both historically and globally in the long history of border disputes and wars over borders. |
