The Making (and Unmaking) of a Bordered Imaginary (original) (raw)

Unequal Neighbors Place Stigma and the Making of a Local Border (Oxford 2021), 2021

Abstract

How has the notion of a line marking San Diego and Tijuana as unequal neighbors been produced and challenged over time? This chapter examines three dimensions of regional history. The first lays out the histories of tourism and commerce that developed out of the asymmetry of the international border. These sectors thrived on a border that was fluid yet premised on inequality. The second part focuses on industrial production and trade, sectors that both reinforced and blurred borders. The final part turns to the US government’s hardening of the borderline through policing and inspections, which have played a large role in making the asymmetric border psychologically “real.” Bordering practices also appear at the local level, as do many debordering challenges to the notion of a line demarking unequal places.

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