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Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s <em>Texas: The Great Theft</em>

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft

“Like a thief, gossip moves swiftly, undeterred by rivers or valleys, indifferent to borders and the hotheads who patrol them.”

By Merve Emre | December 9, 2024

The Man Who Created the Trade Paperback

The Man Who Created the Trade Paperback

Michael Castleman on the Life and Times of Jason Epstein, Cofounder of “The New York Review of Books”

By Michael Castleman | July 18, 2024

Trouble at the Southern Border: How US Immigration Policy and Foreign Policy Are Inextricably Linked

Trouble at the Southern Border: How US Immigration Policy and Foreign Policy Are Inextricably Linked

Jonathan Blitzer on the Origins and Repercussions of the Current Humanitarian Crisis at the Border

By Jonathan Blitzer | February 5, 2024

The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

Thrity Umrigar on Fitting in in America

By Thrity Umrigar | October 13, 2023

The Revelatory Power of Being Sensitive

The Revelatory Power of Being Sensitive

Jenn Shapland on Her New, Boundary-Dissolving Collection, Thin Skin

By Jenn Shapland | August 21, 2023

Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

Alejandra Oliva Considers Divisions, Artificial and Natural

By Alejandra Oliva | June 22, 2023

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Antony Loewenstein Explains How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World

By Keen On | June 8, 2023

Papers Are Power: How the Undocumented Fight for Love and Security

By Anna Lekas Miller | June 7, 2023

“Every Border is a Story.” On Dividing Lines Both Real and Imagined

By James Crawford | May 3, 2023

How Airports Liberate—and Constrain—Those Who Pass Through Them

How Airports Liberate—and Constrain—Those Who Pass Through Them

“In the airport, we are all divorced from whoever we were previously.”

By Rhian Sasseen | December 20, 2022

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

Ru Freeman on Crossing Borders and Making Connections

By Ru Freeman | June 21, 2022

On the Very Real Dangers of Artificial Borders

On the Very Real Dangers of Artificial Borders

Patrick Strickland Considers the Tangible and Intangible Barriers That Divide Us

By patrickstrickland | February 23, 2022

Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 4, 2021

The Arsenal of Imperialism: How Arbitrary Borders Make Unequal People

The Arsenal of Imperialism: How Arbitrary Borders Make Unequal People

Suchitra Vijayan on the Victims and Survivors of War Crimes

By Suchitra Vijayan | May 20, 2021

Our Great American Myths: On the Public Discourse About Immigration

Our Great American Myths: On the Public Discourse About Immigration

Cecilia Muñoz Considers Policy Debates, the US-Mexico Border, and the Trump Administration

By Cecilia Muñoz | April 29, 2021

The Struggle for Empathy Within the Border Patrol’s “Culture of Cruelty”

The Struggle for Empathy Within the Border Patrol’s “Culture of Cruelty”

Todd Miller on the Foundational White Supremacy That Guards America’s Borders

By Todd Miller | April 5, 2021

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