International Migration, Race, and Ethnicity

IMS

72000

International Migration, Race, and Ethnicity

This course is an introduction to the study of race and ethnicity in international migration. Drawing from theoretical and empirical works in history, sociology, anthropology, and political science, it will focus on the experiences of specific migrant groups and how they are impacted by and challenging existing ethnoracial structures. It emphasizes both urban and rural processes and life in both city and agricultural contexts. The course will introduce key concepts and theories at the nexus of race, ethnicity, and international migration and cover empirical data from specific case studies of migrant groups in the US and around the world. With a focus on this intersection of ethnoracial structures and migration, this course will cover such topics as: the racialization of migrant groups, legacies and current forms of colonial migration, ethnonationalism and citizenship, deportation regimes, labor politics (e.g., domestic work, guestworkers), refugee issues, social mobilization and mobility, dispossession, whiteness and racial hierarchy, and housing and segregation. Through this course, students will gain an understanding of the contemporary dynamics of international migration, while examining the ethnoracial hierarchies that result in particular inequalities in different societal and policy contexts. They will apply what they learn in their own research projects.

Graduate School Graduate

Yes

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