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Whatcom READS to host Laurie Trautman and Ted Alden on 'The Future of Borders,' Feb. 7
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Whatcom READS to host Laurie Trautman and Ted Alden on "The Future of Borders," Feb. 7
January 27, 2026
Whatcom Reads: The Future of Borders with Laurie Trautman and Ted Alden
Saturday, Feb. 7
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Rotunda Room, Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect Street in Bellingham's Old City Hall building
Whatcom READS will host a conversation with WWU Border Policy Research Institute Director Laurie Trautman and College of Business and Economics Ross Distinguished Professor Edward Alden at 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, at Whatcom Museum.
They will draw from their 2025 book, "When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders," to trace the recent and ongoing trajectory of borders as tools that are increasingly deployed to address a widening array of 'threats' and the collateral damage that ensues both in North America and beyond.
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