Ampersand: Global Migration and Transnational Cultures in Modern Times

3 units

This Ampersand seminar explores global migrations, citizenship and identity, and transnational and cross-cultural dynamics through an interdisciplinary lens. We examine themes and patterns of human migration and address questions about the cultural implications of movement across borders. The course begins with an overview of global migrations supported by specific case studies, then shifts to investigating cultural change and reproduction, with particular attention to diasporic food cultures. While nation-states are entangled in our inquiries, our primary focus is on movement and mobility, exploring agency and subjectivity among individual migrants and migrant communities, and examining interrelations and connections within a transnational and global context. This course is restricted to first-year students in the Global Citizenship Program.