The University of Arizona Press
Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023
Time: 4 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., CST
Where: Capitol Extension Room E2.014, 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
Join Gilberto Rosas and Mehnaaz Momen as they converse about issues pertaining to Texas border towns and beyond. Rosas’s Unsettling details the border town crisis and long-standing issues that culminated in the tragedy of the El Paso Massacre, while Momen’s Listening to Laredo, A Border City in a Globalized Age untangles the complexities of an evolving Laredo from the perspectives of its constituents. After the discussion there will be a book signing at 5:00 p.m. located at the Main Signing Tent. The Festival is free and open to the public.
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About Listening to Laredo:
Nestled between Texas and Tamaulipas, Laredo was once a quaint border town, nurturing cultural ties across the border, attracting occasional tourists, and serving as the home of people living there for generations. In a span of mere decades, Laredo has become the largest inland port in the United States and a major hub of global trade. Listening to Laredo is an exploration of how the dizzying forces of change have defined this locale, how they continue to be inscribed and celebrated, and how their effects on the physical landscape have shaped the identity of the city and its people.
