Mary and Borders Main Menu Mary and Borders A project by students in Latina/Latino Religious Experiences (REL 322) Introduction About the Mary and Borders Project Refuge: Borderlands and the Blessed Virgin Body as a Border Space Familial Ties and Border Spaces A Blog Series Zero Tolerance Policy Art in the Street Visual essays on Marian art in public spaces Borders Cause Hatred A video essay Rosaries and Sacred Space Virtual Interactive Rosary I Speak to God in Spanglish Desktop wallpapers and cositas Music and Borders Mary as One of the Many Who Fled An interactive board game Faith and Borders A reflection on personal faith and border spaces Nuestra Señora de San Juan de Los Lagos An essay on Marian devotion at the US-Mexico border Nuestra Señora de Dolores Contributors and Credits

Food and Borders

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In Tastes of Our Past, group members use a series of blog entries to explore how olive oil, lasagne, tamales, and el plátano connect to their own families' experiences of culture and borders. To read the blog entries, click here. 
Blog series by: Olivia McKinnon and Cristina Sofía Flamand


In A Different Kind of Foodie, students explore the complex relationship between food and the US Mexico border including migrations, labor, and the popularization of Mexican food in the United States. To read the blog entries, click here. Students also created an interactive Quizlet on themes of spirituality, food, and borders. To access the Quizlet click here. 
Blog series and interactive Quizlet by: Nathan Hudson and Michael Cole


In Cereal Box Stories, a student designed a virtual cereal box featuring the story of a fictional Guatemalan immigrant. To view the cereal box, click here. 
Cereal box and story by: Mitchell Honious

This page has paths:

  1. Refuge: Borderlands and the Blessed Virgin Marian Library, University of Dayton
  2. Food and Borders Marian Library, University of Dayton
  3. Food and Borders Marian Library, University of Dayton
  4. Food and Borders Marian Library, University of Dayton
  5. Food and Borders Marian Library, University of Dayton
  6. Music and Borders Marian Library, University of Dayton
  7. Mary as One of the Many Who Fled Marian Library, University of Dayton
  8. Art in the Street Marian Library, University of Dayton
  9. Nuestra Señora de Dolores Marian Library, University of Dayton
  10. Zero Tolerance Policy Marian Library, University of Dayton
  11. Body as a Border Space Marian Library, University of Dayton
  12. Familial Ties and Border Spaces Marian Library, University of Dayton
  13. Borders Cause Hatred Marian Library, University of Dayton
  14. Rosaries and Sacred Space Marian Library, University of Dayton
  15. I Speak to God in Spanglish Marian Library, University of Dayton
  16. Faith and Borders Marian Library, University of Dayton
  17. Nuestra Señora de San Juan de Los Lagos Marian Library, University of Dayton
  18. Introduction Marian Library, University of Dayton

Contents of this path:

  1. Food and Borders
  2. Body as a Border Space
  3. Familial Ties and Border Spaces
  4. Zero Tolerance Policy
  5. Borders Cause Hatred
  6. Art in the Street
  7. Faith and Borders
  8. Rosaries and Sacred Space
  9. I Speak to God in Spanglish
  10. Music and Borders
  11. Mary as One of the Many Who Fled
  12. Nuestra Señora de San Juan de Los Lagos
  13. Contributors and Credits
  14. Nuestra Señora de Dolores