A border is any place where differences come together. Normally, we think of a border as a division between two different places, such as a border between nation-states or countries.  We usually think of borders as geographical lines—having some kind of physical presence and/or some political meaning.  That kind of geographical and dividing border is one example of differences coming together, but border also implies much more than a physical division.  All sorts of differences create borders:

• national differences
• cultural differences
• social differences
• differences in values
• differences in language
• differences in gender
• differences in family heritage
• differences in economic status

In Beyond Borders:  See Thomas King's "Borders" and Andrea Lowenstein's "Confronting Stereotypes: Teaching MAUS in Crown Heights."

In Beyond Borders Online: See Web Research Activities, "Texts and Contexts: How Many Sides Does a Border Have?" 

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