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Summer 2023 Pre-College Prog: Global Migration & Personal Identity PS0101 section D01
Global Migration & Personal Identity
Global Migration & Person

Call Number 10524
Day & Time
Location
MTWRF 5:00pm-8:00pm
ONLINE ONLY
Points 0
Grading Mode Ungraded
Approvals Required None
Instructor Hayet Sellami
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction On-Line Only
Course Description

Migration has never been so disruptive a phenomenon and omnipresent a political topic as it is today, both globally and in the United States. We are living in a period that is witness to catastrophic refugee crises, with large populations of displaced peoples fleeing war, economic crisis, and political or social persecution across the globe. At the same time, migration is a topic that directly relates to modern concepts of identity. Who are we? What defines us? How does one’s identity change and evolve? Those who migrate to new host countries are directly confronted with these challenging questions. Individual and national identities are formed and evolve based on how these questions are addressed.

This course is an introductory seminar that links the individual human experience of migration to current political and cultural systems. Why do people migrate? How do they migrate? Can they migrate? How are they perceived in the host country? How do migrants view and define themselves? How are concepts of identity affected by the process of migration?

Participants examine migration as a dynamic part of culture and society while discovering how it reflects and shapes our lives. We employ a multidisciplinary approach to look into the concepts of identity and its transformation and to understand migration and how it shapes identity across cultures and contexts. We then utilize this conceptual basis to challenge assumptions and myths we hold about the Other and perceptions we have about Self. Regarding the Other, we also look at how current trends are catalyzing shifts in national and international migration policies—and are sparking growing opposition to immigration in numerous host countries.

We approach the material through various formats including discussion, readings, field trips, research projects, and guest speakers. Class activities involve active application of methods, including researching popular culture information sources, literature, video, and film for indications of how migration defines/redefines cultural and social identities. Guest speakers offer various views of migration and identity across disciplines. We also visit the Tenement Museum, where we explore the story of immigration in New York City.

Outside of class, students read articles on migration theory as well as various case studies, including life stories of young migrants in Europe, accounts of the border crisis in the US, and testimonies from DACA recipients. Drawing on their own social and famil

Web Site Vergil
Subterm 07/03-07/14 (N)
Department Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
Enrollment 1 student (22 max) as of 8:05PM Thursday, March 28, 2024
Subject Pre-College Prog: Global Migration & Personal Identity
Number PS0101
Section D01
Division Professional Studies & Special Pgrms: Pre-College Programs
Open To Pre-College Programs
Campus Morningside
Section key 20232MIGR0101ND01

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