Diasporas, Transnationalism, and Globalization
COL 294
Spring 2009
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 294, SOC 294, ENGL 294 |
| Certificates: International Relations |
Until the late 1960s, the word diaspora applied to only three communities of dispersion: Jewish, Armenian, and Greek. The first was considered the paradigmatic case. In the past three decades, nationalism has persisted while transnationalism and globalization have emerged as new concepts and phenomena that have altered the way we think, both about nations and about many dispersed peoples once known as minorities, ethnicities, migrants, exiles, etc. Many of these have been renamed diasporas by some of their own artists, intellectuals and political leaders, or by scholars. This course will introduce students to earlier and current ways of thinking and writing about diasporas in the contexts of transnationalism and globalization. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(SOC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
There will be a course-pack with articles drawn from the disciplines of anthropology, literature, American Studies, sociology, history, political science, and ethnomusicology. Novels and films will be assigned.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Several short papers and one longer research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
The three phenomena in question cannot be properly understood through one perspective or "lens." Any such lens, if used alone--for example, an interest in one's "ethnic" identity only, or an interest in transnational cultural flows only, will distort and impoverish. At a minimum, binocular vision is necessary, and those students who are receptive to several disciplinary approaches will profit most. However, the course requires no prior knowledge of its three main topics: diaspora, transnationalism, globalization. |
| Instructor(s): Tölölyan,Khachig Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: BTFDC314; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 7 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: X | FR: X |
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