Agnieszka Halemba and J. Otto Habeck - Borders as a Resource That Never Disappears

Mi 10 November 2021 16 15 17 45 Uhr Speakers Dr habil Agnieszka Halemba Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences Prof Dr J Otto Habeck Institute of Ethnology University of Hamburg Moderator PD Dr Carolin Leutloff Grandits Viadrina Center B ORDERS IN MOTION Abstract On the basis of our research to date we show first how an internal EU border that in political discourses has been repeatedly described as a disappearing one not only has remained crucial for the inhabitants but in a sense multiplied after its political opening It is therefore useful to speak of a border as a bundle of potentialities and possibilities that can be used in various ways by the border region s inhabitants Secondly we discuss our future research devoted to effects of the measures related to the COVID 19 pandemic What happens when taken for granted knowledge practices and discourses are suddenly interrupted or significantly disturbed Where do actors turn to whom do they trust when mobility