Lecture: 'The Rise, Endurance, and Fall of Refugee Camps on the U.S-Mexico Border: A case of a sociology of Border Violence'

When: October 20, 2022 1:00pm

Presented by the College of Social and Behavioral Science's Binational Migration Institute and co-presented by the Center for Latin American Studies, School of Mexico Initiatives, School of Mexican American Studies, School of Sociology and the Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry

Join us Thursday, Oct. 20 on Zoom!

This talk, "The Rise, Endurance, and Fall of Refugee Camps on the U.S-Mexico Border: A case of a sociology of Border Violence" will be hosted by Bertha Bermúdez Tapia, assistant professor in New Mexico State University's Department of Sociology.

Talk summary: Dr. Bermúdez Tapia will discuss the rise of migrant camps on the U.S-Mexico border, explaining how transformations in immigration policies generate violent dynamics. Specifically, she will delve into the marginal spaces where migrants experience the now-pervasive practices of mass deportation and restriction of asylum in violent contexts in border cities.


Audience: All

Where

Campus: Virtual

Contact info & links

Contacts

Bination Migration Institute

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