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BLST0413A-F23

Mapping Migrations
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Mapping Migrations in the Modern Era
In this course, we will study the scientific, medical, and technological histories that shaped modern migration and migration policy in the European Atlantic and the Americas. The experiences of African-descendants and other colonized subjects will allow us to understand the ‘migration industry complex.’ We will analyze pseudoscientific notions about race, gender, and social order under Empire, and their impact on enslaved and indentured labor migrants to/from and across the Americas. We will uncover the epidemiological aspects of migration in places transformed by multinational technological capitalist projects in countries such as Brazil and Panama. We will also study medical practices in migration processing centers and the relationship between migration and mental health using case studies including exiles and climate migrants in the contemporary period. (Counts for HSMT credit)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92372
Subject Code:
BLST
Course Number:
0413
Section Identifier:
A

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Fall 2023

BLST0413A-F23 Seminar (Davis)