BIG_Review 6.2
The latest issue of Borders in Globalization Review is published!
The new BIG_Review is here – much anticipated – with scholarship, policy, and artwork exploring borders in the 21st century. Learn about European Union Borders with Ukraine in our Special Section, featuring six innovative research articles. Witness the stark human and environmental toll of the US–Mexico border wall captured through the stunning photography of Divided Landscapes in our Chief Editor’s Choice Portfolio. Experience the torn lives of Balkan borderlanders in six War-themed Poems. We also present three new policy papers, a film review of the Wet’suwet’en documentary Yintah, two book reviews, and more! Please enjoy and share!
Beyond Borders. Culture, Language, and Identity in European Integration
Beyond Borders. Culture, Language, and Identity in European Integration
Organized by Universitat de Girona (UdG) | Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN)
October 21 and 22, 2025
Girona. Faculty of Arts, Universitat de Girona.
The conference Beyond Borders: Culture, Language, and Identity in European Integration will bring together experts, politicians, academics, and community members to reflect collectively on the following aspects:
- How broad cultural expressions (from languages, literature, history, tourism, gastronomy, landscape, etc.) can foster mutual understanding and cooperation between neighboring regions.
- Success (and failure) stories where culture has been a driving force for cross-border cooperation.
- How different identities can enrich cooperation initiatives.
- Strategies to promote, question, hybridize, and preserve cultural and linguistic identities in border regions and throughout Europe.
- The role of languages as a vehicle for communication and cultural exchange.
- The role of shared cultural heritage. Successful cross-border cultural projects.
- Educational programs that promote multilingualism, intercultural understanding, and cross-border cultural exchange.
- How local, regional, and national identities can coexist with a broader European identity.
The conference is jointly organized by the University of Girona (UdG) and the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN), with the support of the Borders in Globalization-21st Century project.
#15 Frontlines Are Everywhere | Chris Teuton and Roger Fernandes, Stories as Transformation
featuring Chris Teuton (Cherokee Nation) and Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha S’Klallam Tribe)
In this episode, Jeff is joined by Chris Teuton from the Cherokee Nation and Roger Fernandes from the Lower Elwha S’Klallam Tribe. They discuss storytelling as a powerful tool for transformation, childhood education, and connecting with community teachings – while sharing a few stories along the way!
#14 Frontlines Are Everywhere | Vivian Garner Cottrell, Weaving a Rivercane Resurgence
featuring Vivian Garner Cottrell (Cherokee Nation)
Vivian Garner Cottrell, Cherokee National Treasure and basket maker, is leading the rivercane basket weaving resurgence. In this episode, she joins Jeff to discuss the significance of basket-weaving and her early challenges making baskets out of rivercane. Deeply connected with her mom and ancestral practices, Vivian describes the process of making a basket, from harvesting and dying to the intensive weaving patterns. The basket is a statement of Indigenous resilience, and Vivian continues to share her knowledge with younger generations so that rivercane basket-weaving extends into the future.
