Open AccessIntroduction to the Special Issue: Borderlands in the Era of COVID-19
Author(s) -
Emmanuel BrunetJailly,
Michael J Carpenter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
borders in globalization review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-9913
DOI - 10.18357/bigr21202019960
Subject(s) - covid-19 , videography , dozen , hyperlink , photography , media studies , library science , geography , history , political science , sociology , visual arts , art , world wide web , computer science , virology , medicine , web page , arithmetic , disease , mathematics , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This introduction outlines the themes of the special issue (borders, borderlands, and border theory since the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns) and summarizes its contents (a research article, two dozen essays, plus photography and videography). The introduction also includes an interactive map hyperlinking the contents of the issue, and raises new lines of thought for border studies in the era of COVID-19.