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    How Powerful Stories Have Shaped Border Depictions In Literature And Film

    Aug 08, 2018 2 minutes
    A Cuban man seeking asylum waits along the border bridge after being denied into the Texas city of Brownsville, on June 22, 2018. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    For centuries, borders have inspired tales of tragedy and triumph.

    Here & Now‘s Robin Young look at borders in literature and film with Arizona State University professor Claudia Sadowski-Smith.

    Recommended Border Novels, Films And Documentaries

    from Claudia Sadowski-Smith

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