Instructor: Dr. Helena Zeweri
Term 1
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:30 am to 11:00 am
Description:
This course examines how migrants and refugees create community and identity in the aftermath of displacement. What new cultural formations emerge when a community is dispersed throughout the world? Through an anthropological perspective, students will learn about different communities’ experiences rediscovering their cultural identities, finding a sense of home, and building new communities across generations and places throughout the world. Students will explore case studies that unsettle fixed notions of belonging, thereby transcending nationalist imaginaries of citizenship, assimilation, and integration. We will explore these themes through oral histories, film, and ethnographies.