Walls: What They Make and What They Break

Welcoming Remarks: Karen Engle and Barbara Harlow, University of Texas

Keynote Address (Click here for Video)

Introductory Remarks: Gretchen Ritter, University of Texas

Keynote address: "Walled States, Waning Sovereignty"
Wendy Brown, Emanuel Heller Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley

Discussion moderated by Gretchen Ritter

Breakfast and Registration

"Why Walls are Built "

Panelists:

• Moderator: William Forbath, University of Texas
• Andy Clarno, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Thomas Oles, Delva Landscape Architecture, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture
• Philomila Tsoukala, Georgetown University
• Ranabir Samaddar, Calcutta Research Group

Break

"How Walls Function"

Panelists:

• Moderator: Kamran Ali, University of Texas
• Thomas Hansen, University of Amsterdam and Columbia University
• Hilary Josephs, Syracuse University
• Fernando Lara, University of Texas

Lunch

"Who Litigates over Walls "

Panelists:

• Moderator: Karen Engle, University of Texas
• Denise Gilman, University of Texas
• Margaret Dorsey, Rio Grande Valley Folklore Archive and University of Texas Pan American
• Yishai Blank, Tel-Aviv University
• Nuala Mole, Aire Centre

Break

Concluding Reflections: "What Future for Sovereignty and Walls?"

Panelists:

• Moderator: Barbara Harlow, University of Texas
• Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley
• Philomila Tsoukala, Georgetown University
• Thomas Hansen, University of Amsterdam and Columbia University
• Yishai Blank, Tel-Aviv University
• All other panelists participating in the discussion