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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IS 265 Migration Politics in the Americas


This course examines the politics of migration with a focus on the dynamics of national identity and national belonging within migrant communities and between those communities and the countries to which they migrate. A central objective of the class is to investigate how language practices-from people’s routine talk, to media coverage, to immigration policies-shape migration politics. Through this investigation, the course explores the historical formation and contemporary realities of migration and its related language practices, highlighting that “politics” refers not only to the workings of government. It is also a feature of everyday life that is shaped by language. The course concentrates on migration between Latin America and the United States. However, during class discussions and in their coursework, students have the opportunity to explore other migrations in the Americas, if they choose.