Feminist Geographies of (Un)Belonging

3 credits

Transnational and decolonizing feminist approaches to the geography of power as manifested through contemporary political identities. Relationships between state-mediated categories of (un)belonging such as 'citizen', 'migrant', 'refugee', 'aboriginal', and 'illegal'. Emphasis on borders, border-identities, and multicultural/settler societies such as Australia, Israel, Canada, U.S. Credit will be granted for only one of GWST_O 425 or GEOG_O 425. GEOG_O 358 or GWST_O 100 recommended. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: Third-year standing. Equivalency: GEOG_O 425.