Critical Social Thought 349RF - Advanced Topics: 'Critical Refugee Studies'

Critical Refugee Studies will address a unique and growing portion of the migration flow to the United States -- refugees and asylum seekers. The course will discuss the historical development of persons in flight from their home nations and the U.S.'s ability (and sometimes reluctance) to receive them. The course will address their legal and popular categorization, the various reasons for their displacement abroad, and overt and buried expressions of their identities based on their categorization and displacement.

This course is open to juniors and seniors; Prereq: 4 credits in Latina/o Studies or Critical Social Thought.