Fronteridades in the News

Fronteridades in the News Website Banner

Fronteridades in the News

Borderland-Masks flyer, geen and yellow with black background
UA grad student brings lucha libre fans' stories to life in upcoming exhibition

Andrés Caballero's 'Borderland Masks' explores fan culture, tradition and identity along the U.S.-Mexico border through the end of October

View Story

Fronteridades Part 2: Raíces

Part two of a six-part series on the Fronteridades program by El Sur 

View Story

Fronteridades Part 1: Plantando la Semilla

Part one of a six-part series on the Fronteridades program by El Sur 

View Story

Dangers asylum seekers face take center stage in play premiering in Tucson

The dangers facing migrants waiting south of the U.S.-Mexico border, trying to request asylum “the right way,” come to life in a new play that opens Saturday in Tucson...

View Story

El Tiradito

Coalición de Derechos Humanos partnered with Teatro Dignidad to produce the play "El Tiradito" written by playwright and UA associate professor Elaine Romero, as part of Confluencenter's Fronteridades project.

Story 1 Story 2

New Program Bolsters UA’s Standing as Borderlands Leader

With funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the UA’s Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry will launch a new program...

View Story

CHCI Member Launches New Program Focused on U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

We are excited to share that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is funding a new program...

View Story

Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Efforts to Bolster UA as Borderlands Leader

"Fronteridades: Nurturing Collaborative Intersections in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands" is part of the UA's aim to become...

View Story

Waste Not Community Celebration on Nov 16

Join us to celebrate the WasteNot program and the work of borderlands youth...

View Story

Confluencenter Creative Scholars Rewrite the Border Narrative through Art

Public understanding of “the border” often focuses on militarization and the border wall...

View Story

John-Michael Warner Awarded Fellowship for U.S.-Mexico Border Research

Dr. John-Michael Warner, assistant professor of art history, was awarded the

Andrew W. Mellon-Fronteridades

Fellowship for U.S.-Mexico border research...

 

View Story

VozFrontera & Startup Unidos to document and innovate waste management practices in Nogales

TUCSON, AZ—A new project will engage Nogales youth in ethnographic documentation of...

View Story

Nogales Youth Group Aims to Eliminate Waste

NOGALES, Ariz. – About 70 percent of seasonal produce enters the United States through...

View Story

Partnership with Cultural Center in Nogales, Sonora, Supports Border Artists

While public perception of the US-Mexico border centers on militarization and security, the lived experiences...

View Story

New mural near port of entry represents Ambos Nogales identity

Pedestrians entering the country through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry are now greeted by a new piece of street art...

View Story