This book offers readers well-founded insights into current border issues from historical, cultural and media-theoretical perspectives. It shows how borders today must be understood not only as state lines, but also as complex social and digital processes. The contributions are based on interdisciplinary workshops in Europe and shed light on the complexity of border phenomena: from memory and imagination to materialities and new spatial concepts. The publication is aimed at researchers and those interested in cultural, social and media studies. The editors and authors are internationally active scholars in the field of border studies and related disciplines. With contributions by Falk Bretschneider | Christophe Duhamelle | Marie Galliari | Julien Gautier | Sylvie Grimm-Hamen | David Kaller | Anna Lafont-Chardin | Nordine Latreche | Carolin Leutloff-Grandits | Tobias Nanz | Thomas Serrier | Dierk Spreen | Hedwig Wagner | Christian Wille

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This book offers readers well-founded insights into current border issues - from historical, cultural and media-theoretical perspectives. It shows how borders today must be understood not only as state lines, but also as complex social and digital processes. The contributions are based on interdisciplinary workshops in Europe and shed light on the complexity of border phenomena: from memory and imagination to materialities and new spatial concepts. The publication is aimed at researchers and those interested in cultural, social and media studies. The editors and authors are internationally active scholars in the field of border studies and related disciplines. With contributions by Falk Bretschneider | Christophe Duhamelle | Marie Galliari | Julien Gautier | Sylvie Grimm-Hamen | David Kaller | Anna Lafont-Chardin | Nordine Latreche | Carolin Leutloff-Grandits | Tobias Nanz | Thomas Serrier | Dierk Spreen | Hedwig Wagner | Christian Wille