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| ANTH0050-1 | Anthropology of migration
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Elodie Razy |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The anthropology of migration has undergone various developments as a result of academic traditions and historial and political contexts specific to the United States and various European countries. A panorama of these different approaches will be given and illustrated by looking at publications tackling, in particular, African migration to France, ethnicity, the 'transnational' perspective, 'transnational' families and refugees. Different theoretical inputs will allow for the examination of concepts used and the approaches presented. More widely, this means of grasping the specificity (in terms of methodological concepts and groundwork) which an anthropological approach to migration involves. Examples of dynamic familial migration and its repercussions for family structure, children, education, intergenerational relationships and relationships in both the country of origin and the host country will be examined. At a time when questions relating to migration are at the forefront, using the methodological tools and concepts which anthropology provides, brings a critical distance to a subject which is, by definition, constantly in flux and subject to controversy. |
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| Course objective : | Students will learn to understand the different anthropological approaches to migration in a critical way. They will be aware of the importance of historical and political context in this field and will be able to translate ethnographic examples presented in class in a problematised way. |
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Organization : | The course will take place in the first quarter. |
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| Written notes : | Students will receive articles and extracts from publications, a selective bibliography and filmography as well as a list of websites (written and video material). |
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| Assessment : | Students will create a thematic report which they will present orally and a final written report (instructions on these two exercises will be given in class). |
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| Contacts : | I meet with students by appointment. (Elodie.Razy@ulg.ac.be). |
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