Welcome to Borders & Bridges

A border is not only a boundary separating entities but also a meeting place, a contact zone, a site of encounter, of intimacy, of crossing, of bridge-building between persons and communities. In English 190, a Goshen Seminar in peacemaking, students will explore borders, boundaries, and bridges through literature and in life. Discussion will take place in class and on this blog. What borders define your life? What boundaries do you maintain? Which have you crossed? Which would you like to cross? What does it take to build a bridge between two separated areas? How can the borders themselves serve as meeting places that can bring people into intimate encounters? I'm writing this blog from across the border in Mexico, but look forward to joining students next week in the classroom and on this blog as we share our responses to Black Like Me, the first text in our class.