Editorial

Since the “birth” of our journal, we have been committed to publishing work that situates migration in a wider historical and societal context, which has included paying attention to critical theoretical perspectives on migration, and particularly encouraging scholarship from and about the global South. This commitment is also related to the increasingly mainstream acknowledgment that Anglophone academic studies of and policy responses to migration and displacement continue to have a strong Northern or Eurocentric bias. In effect, while scholars and journals focused on “migration” and the cognate fields of “ethnic and racial studies” have often prioritized studies of South-North migration (i.e., from “underdeveloped” or “developing” countries “to” North America, Europe, and Australia), much less attention has been paid to migration within and across the countries of the so-called global South (i.e., South-South migration). In turn, scholars and policy makers alike have often positioned particular directionalities and modalities of migration, and specified groups of migrants as “problems to be solved,” including through processes that are deeply gendered, classed, and racialized.

XIX EDIÇÃO DO CURSO AVANÇADO EM ESTUDOS ÉTNICO-RACIAIS – FÁBRICA DE IDEIAS: relato de experiência

XIX EDITION OF THE ADVANCED COURSE IN ETHNIC-RACIAL STUDIES – FACTORY OF IDEAS: experience ReportXIX EDICIÓN DEL CURSO AVANZADO EN ESTUDIOS ÉTNICO-RACIALES – FÁBRICA DE IDEAS: relato de experienciaRESUMOSendo as fronteiras o elemento nuclear da geopolítica, têm-se tornado espaços privilegiados nos processos de cooperação e integração regional. O conceito de fronteira pode ser analisado desde diferentes perspectivas: política, territorial, étnica, linguística, de gênero ou de orientação sexual. Destarte, o presente Relato de Experiência tem como objetivo descrever a XIX edição do Curso Avançado em Estudos Étnico-Raciais – Fábrica de Ideias, ocorrido do dia 04 ao 15 de julho de 2018 na cidade de Macapá, no intuito de difundir seus resultados, gerar reflexões e discussões posteriores e contribuir com o desenvolvimento dos estudos de fronteira. A metodologia utilizada foi de tipo exploratório apoiada em uma pesquisa bibliográfica. Como principal resultado da pesquisa encontrou-se a importância de repensar a noção de fronteira com base nas suas diferentes dimensões.Palavras-chave: Fábrica de Ideias; Fronteira Franco-brasileira; Estudos Étnico-raciais.ABSTRACTBorders as the core element of geopolitics, they have become privileged spaces in the processes of regional cooperation and integration. The concept of frontier can be analyzed from different perspectives: political, territorial, ethnic, linguistic, gender or sexual orientation. Thus, the present Experience Report aims to describe the XIX edition of the Advanced Course in Ethnic-Racial Studies occurred from July 4 to 15, 2018 in Macapá city, Brazil, to disseminate its results, generate reflections and discussions and contribute to the development of frontier studies. The methodology used was an exploratory type supported in a bibliographical research. The main result of the research was the importance of rethinking the notion of frontier based on its different dimensions.Keywords: Advanced Course in Ethnic-Racial Studies; Franco-Brazilian border.RESUMENLas fronteras, como elemento nuclear de la geopolítica, son espacios privilegiados en los procesos de cooperación regional. El concepto de frontera puede ser analizado desde diferentes perspectivas: política, territorial, étnica, lingüística o de género. El presente Relato de Experiencia tiene como objetivo describir la XIX edición del Curso Avanzado en Estudios Étnico-Raciales (Fábrica de Ideas) ocurrido del 04 al 15 de julio de 2018 en la ciudad de Macapá para difundir sus resultados, generar reflexiones y contribuir con el desarrollo de estudios de frontera. La metodología utilizada fue de tipo exploratorio apoyada en una investigación bibliográfica. Como principal resultado se encontró la importancia de repensar la noción de frontera con base en sus diferentes dimensiones.Palabras clave: Fábrica de Ideas; Frontera Franco-brasileña; Estudios Étnico-raciales.