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TALES FROM THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT:

NEH Summer Institute

A Summer Institute (Residential) for Secondary School Teachers (Grades 6–12) at
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in collaboration with Center for
Inter-American and Border Studies (CIBS) and Institute of Oral History (IOH)

July 16th – July 30th, 2023


Applications Closed

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Tales from the Chihuahuan Desert: Borderlands Narratives about Identity and
Binationalism
This Summer Institute for Secondary School Teachers (Grades 6-12) is sponsored
by the National Endowment for the Humanities and offered by The University of
Texas at El Paso. Borderlands narratives have historically been seen as
peripheral to the development of American history and identity. In middle and
high-school textbooks across the country, borderland populations have received
minimal attention. The binational spaces border people occupy have been
portrayed as dangerous, illegitimate, and as part of a distinct counter-culture.
We aim to place these forgotten regions and their populations at the center of
the debate about American history and identity by focusing on the multicultural
region and narratives of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez metroplex. 

Faculty and Visiting Lecturers
Leading experts and award-winning scholars will lead these comprehensive
storytelling workshops. In conjunction with inquiry-based activities centered in
the classroom, invited scholars will also take part in several pre-planned field
trips to local archives and repositories, historical sites, and cultural venues.

Institute Dates: July 16 - July 30, 2023
Over the course of the two-week long Institute, Summer Scholars will be asked to
become skilled storytellers through the use of a variety of methodologies that
include history, literature, art, film, journalism, music, and theater -- to
develop their own creative ways of implementing diverse storytelling
methodologies into their teaching philosophies in order to more holistically
reflect on the complex histories and identities of border peoples and of the
binational spaces they inhabit.

An Experience You Won't Forget!
There will be many opportunities to interact with our faculty and visiting
lecturers, and with each other.  Download the Frequently Asked Questions.

Application and Deadlines


The deadlines are as follows:

Participant Application Deadline: March 3, 2023

Applicant Notification Deadline: April 3, 2023

Participant Acceptance Deadline: April 14, 2023

 

Applications Now Closed

 



Unrefined

The desert is no lady.
She screams at the spring sky,
dances with her skirts high,
kicks sand, flings tumbleweeds,
digs her nails into all flesh.
Her unveiled lust fascinates the sun.              

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THE POEM “UNREFINED” IS REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER
OF CHANTS BY PAT MORA ©1994 BY ARTE PÚBLICO PRESS, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. 

“UNREFINED” APPEARS IN MY OWN TRUE NAME: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS FOR YOUNG
ADULTS, 1984–1999 BY PAT MORA, ©2000 BY PIÑATA BOOKS, ARTE PÚBLICO PRESS,
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. 


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Ignacio Martinez &
R. Joseph Rodriguez
UTEP NEH: 2023 Summer Institute for Teachers

(915) 747-7054
borderlandsnarratives@utep.edu

The Tales from the Chihuahuan Desert: Borderlands Narratives about Identity and
Binationalism 2023 Summer Institute has been made possible in part by a major
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program
do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.