Plough Quarterly No. 29 – Beyond Borders
Danticat, Edwidge / Moore, Russell / Lucas, Ashley / Saldaña, Stephanie / Claure, River / Ramos, Santiago / Thomas, Ann / Wiehler, Simeon / Sagee, Yaniv / Mommsen, Peter
Can
we move beyond borders that divide us without losing our identity?
Over
the past decade, the
yearning for rootedness, for being part of a story bigger than oneself, has
flared up as a cultural force to be reckoned with. There's much to affirm in this
desire to belong to a people. That means pride in all that is admirable in the
nation to which we belong - and repentance for its historic sins.
A
focus on national identity, of
course...