Abstract

OLIVERAS-GONZALEZ, Xavier. Cross-border festivals and spatial representations at the Mexico-Texas border. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.50, pp.133-169. ISSN 2448-6183.

Festivals with a cross-border dimension are celebrated in some border communities in which two opposed spatial representations are (re)produced: one of cross-border unity and the other of border separation. The case of Rio Bravo/Grande Region, on the Mexico-USA border, is analyzed; there some sister cities festivals are held. Among the programmed activities there is the so-called hug ceremony, a diplomatic event performed on the international bridges. The present legal, material and psychological enforcement of the border have adversely affected both festivals and spatial representations.

Keywords : cross-border festival; spatial representation; sister cities; USA-Mexico border.

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