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October 10, 2025Theory & Event

Border-as-Flesh: Towards a Theory of Border Reversibility

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NVNeil Vallelly

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This article theorizes border reversibility and its geopolitical implications, suggesting new political alternatives.

Key Points

  • The concept of border reversibility suggests that borders cannot enforce separation as intended, yet intertwine subjects.
  • Drawing on Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the argument addresses how the body interacts with geopolitical boundaries.
  • The article advocates for a new political perspective that seeks to challenge traditional repressive functions of borders.
  • In examining the failures of state borders, the piece invites imaginative approaches to politics and identity.

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Neil Vallelly (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e861857ef2f04ca37e3aa7https://doi.org/10.1353/tae.2025.a971352
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