Migrations, Race and Ethnicity in the United States 4219-AW018-AM
The course aims to address one of the most important and contested problems of contemporary American society. In addition to the selected bibliography, to stimulate student participation and critical thinking, lectures are exemplified with primary sources in formats such as letters, photographs, legislation, government reports and short films. Main topics discussed in the class include the following:
1. Framing the Topic: Ethnicity, Race, and Peoplehood
2. Creating America 1607-1783. European Emigrations
3. Immigrants’ Clash with Indian Nations and Mexico
4. Redefining the Nation 1850-1900
5. Early Nativism
6. Scientific Racism and Immigration policy (1900-1945)
7. African American Migration from the Colonial Era to the Present
8. A Global Perspective on Immigration
9. Immigration: Public Policy and Data
10. Multi- and Inter-culturalism
11. Latino migrations to the US
12. Asian-Americans
13. Nativism 2.0: The Preservation of Whiteness
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will:
KNOWLEDGE
Understands:
- the history and contemporary social, political, and cultural conditions of migration to the USA, as well as ethnic relations and racial ideologies in the United States, particularly their significance in the formation of a multicultural and multiethnic society in the USA
- the impact of migration and ethnic and racial relations on American culture in the past and present
- the legal, economic, cultural, and social conditions of migratory processes, as well as those related to racial and ethnic relations, both historically and currently
- the significance of migration, race, and ethnicity in the emergence and development of the USA
SOCIAL SKILLS:
Can
- utilize interdisciplinary knowledge regarding migration, race, and ethnicity in the USA to formulate their own opinions.
Assessment criteria
Attendance is mandatory
1. Short essay (20 points)
2. Mid-term exam (30 points)
3. Final exam (50 points)
Oceny: 100-88/5; 87-73/4; 72-57/3; 56-0/2
Bibliography
Donna R. Gabaccia. 2002. Immigration and American Diversity: A Social and Cultural History. UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Ronald H. Bayor. 2016. The Oxford Handbook of American Immigration and Ethnicity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Ronald H. Bayor. 2004. The Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America. New York: Columbia University Press.
Jon Bond and Kevin Smith. 2019. Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science (3rd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429438035
Jack Citrin and David Sears. 2014. American Identity and the Politics of Multiculturalism (Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139028967
David Scott FitzGerald. 2014. Culling the Masses. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Additional information
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