A SEMIANNUAL NEWSLETTER VOL. 36 · ISSUE 2 · SPRING 2016. La Frontera Association for Borderlands Studies Newsletter Published by the ABS Secretariat. Design and Coding © Copyright 2016 All rights reserved Highlights of This Issue Editor: Jussi Laine Message from the Documentary Film Report on Border Exec Sec Report Upcoming Conferences List of Publications President EUBORDERSCAPES Studies Down Under …on membership and This issue features Check out these new President Iwashita documentary film Read about Edward finances. Still going topical op-eds by S. interesting recaps the past year and directed by Keina Boyle’s experience from storing - many thanks Plaut and A. Chung! publications! outlines the future Espiñeira awarded this years first ABS for your continued developments for the outreach activity in New support and with the nomination Pages 7–8, 14–15 Page 15 association. for the European Film Zealand. involvement! Awards 2016 Pages 9–10 Page 1 Pages 5–6 Page 3 MESSAGE FROM THE Japan, the United States, Australia, and board members for their efforts in Europe. This initiative has been part of making my Presidency an enjoyable and PRESIDENT a broader strategy for promoting ABS smooth one. A special thanks goes to Dear ABS colleagues, and border studies within the Asia- Jussi Laine for his tireless work as the Pacific region, and responding to a executive secretary and treasurer. Also A warm welcome desire amongst scholars for a greater thanks to Chris Brown on his efforts to to Reno and institutional presence in the region. reform the bylaws, which will be springtime in debated in the Business Meeting during Nevada! I am sure I hope that one of my achievements as the conference. Emmanuel Brunet Jailly that all of you will President has been laying stronger and his team continue to develop JBS join me in foundations for ABS to become the into a journal of international stature thanking Martha home for border studies scholars from and thanks to all the members of the Patricia Barraza all over the world. different nominating committees for De Anda for While I look forward to meeting you all their work. putting together at the ABS conference, this will be my another exciting program for our annual last message as President in La Finally, it is a great pleasure to pass on conference. We have another strong set Frontera, and it is a time for reflection. the Presidency to Martha Patricia of panels and papers providing new Now is a critical moment to pave the Barraza De Anda and I wish her every conceptual advancements in border- way for a new generation of border success for the coming year. studies, as well as empirical studies scholars to emerge and it has been a See you all at Reno and at our ABS from all over the world. great privilege to see a younger events all over the world! It has been a great pleasure to lead ABS generation emerge from regions in 2015-2016, and to see the traditionally underrepresented in border organisation continue to prosper. I hope studies. As I fade into the background With the warmest regards, that my presidency will leave behind a as a past-President, my eyes will be on legacy of a more international ABS, and these young scholars to shape the future one that has reached out to a of border studies. membership on new continents. I have every confidence that our In this spirit, early March saw the first organisation is in good hands and I Akihiro Iwashita ever ABS outreach in New Zealand, would like to bow out by offering a including members joining from Taiwan, word of thanks to all executive and ABS Executive Secretariat - Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland - PO Box 111 - FI-80101 - Joensuu, Finland "1 LA FRONTERA 36(2) ABS/57th WSSA Annual Conference April 13-16, 2016 - Reno, Nevada MENSAJE DE LA mayor controversia, reflejo de debe de ir más allá de reunir a integrantes de mayor PRESIDENTA ELECTA las problemáticas que se viven sus asociados y asociadas y experiencia y reconocimiento en las diferentes fronteras. La legitimar el nuevo en la ABS. Estos cursos, aparte ABS se ha distinguido, aparte conocimiento que se genera a de fomentar la integración de ser una de las secciones más través de su revista Journal of interdisciplinaria, también extensas de la Western Social Borderlans Studies, lo cual es podrían reforzar enfoques y Science Association (WSSA), sumamente importe. La metodologías cuantitativas y por estar a la vanguardia de las congregación de expertos y cualitativas en los estudios distintas tendencias acorde a expertas es una plataforma fronterizos. Sin duda esto Estamos a unos días de iniciar las épocas en el mundo, para que los encuentros sean significará un mayor esfuerzo y nuestra Conferencia Anual que particularmente la más fructíferos para formar dedicación de quienes se llevará a cabo en Reno, internacionalización. Esto se redes de investigación, que de integramos la ABS, que se verá Nevada del 13 al 16 de Abril de ha reflejado en el crecimiento de hecho ya existen, pero quizá sea recompensado en la medida que 2016. La convocatoria tuvo su membresía, pero sobretodo necesario hacerlas más visibles contribuyamos a ello. una extraordinaria respuesta de la procedencia de sus y exhortar o abrir los canales ¡Esperamos que la reunión en que esperamos confirmar en participantes de prácticamente para que estos “encuentros Reno sea todo un éxito! Reno, ya que nos acompañaran todos los continentes, quienes anuales”, se conviertan participantes de 22 países de se han ido integrando a esta también en un espacio para este ¡Nos vemos en Reno! América del Norte, América comunidad científica. tipo de gestiones, a la par de del Sur, Asia, África, Europa y Sin duda alguna este crear mecanismos para Oceanía. crecimiento trae consigo compartir y/o concursar fuentes de financiamiento entre La ABS en esta ocasión, desde nuevos retos que habrá que grupos de instituciones. Otro que fue fundada en 1976, enfrentar y conducir en los reto importante será Dra. Patricia Barraza cumplirá una vez más su próximos años. Uno de los aprovechar las nuevas Presidenta Electa de la ABS cometido de reunir a expertos y mayores retos, a mi parecer, tecnologías virtuales y hacer 2015-2016 expertas en los estudios será el responder a las llegar a las aulas cursos Universidad Autónoma de fronterizos a compartir y necesidades actuales de la impartidos por los y las Ciudad Juárez debatir sobre los temas de educación superior. La ABS "2 ABS Executive Secretariat - Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland - PO Box 111 - FI-80101 - Joensuu, Finland LA FRONTERA 36(2) Of Interest... Short film funded by EUBORDERSCAPES Danish Agency for Science, Technology and International Workshop on Transborder up for European Film Awards Innovation. The workshop is the first step in Governance and Cooperation in Tempe, AZ the establishment of an international network EUBORDERSCAPES documentary film between the University of Southern Denmark, Arizona State University’s (ASU) Program for “Tout le monde aime le bord de la mer” directed Northeastern University, the United Nations Transborder Studies (PTC) within the School of by Keina Espiñeira has succeeded on the Tiger Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, and Transborder Studies hosted a co-sponsored Awards competition in short films at the 45th other academic and policy partners. workshop to examine the status of research on International Films Festival of Rotterdam Coordinated by Associate Professor O. Walther border governance and cooperation and its (IFFR) and awarded with the nomination for at the University of Southern Denmark, the connection with policy-making and other forms the European Film Awards 2016: http:// research network will lead to the submission of of regional collective action from February www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/first-efa- a selection of papers to a peer-reviewed journal 18-19, 2016 on the ASU Tempe campus. short-film-nominees-announced and to the preparation of a larger proposal to be The overall goal of the workshop was to In the film, a group of men are waiting at the submitted to Danish or American research examine the “knowns and unknowns” of border fringes of a coastal woodland for the journey to programs. Contact: [email protected] governance and cooperation, both in theory and Europe, in limbo between time and place. A practice, and identify approaches and tools to film is shot there with the men playing Special issue of The Nordic Historical fill existing knowledge gaps. The workshop themselves. Fiction and documentary Review sought to expand the understanding of the constantly intertwine. Myths from the colonial obstacles and challenges to cross-border "Language and Border Between Scandinavia past collide with dreams of a better future in governance and cooperation, find innovative and Russia," a special issue of The Nordic the former oppressor’s country. and effective ways to bridge and eliminate such Historical Review, guest-edited by Alexey The film has crossed the Atlantic Ocean! the barriers, and contribute to the discussion of the Golubev, Antti Räihä and Alexander Tolstikov, MoMa has selected it for their festival New creation of new institutionalities that are no. 19 (Dec 2015). Directors/New Films in New York!! needed to support the growth of transborder The special issue "Language and Border www.newdirectors.org/2016/films/ndnf-shorts- communities towards regional economic Between Scandinavia and Russia" of The program-two development, sustainability, and enhanced Nordic Historical Review covers the borders quality of life. The workshop participants The long version of the film “The Colour of the between Russia and its Nordic neighbours as emphasized the ways in which collaboration Sea” will be screened at the ABS Annual well as their borderland territories.