Topic for Fall 2022: Migration & Health
Prerequisites: sophomore standing, ANTH 110 or instructor consent
This course explores the intersection between migration and the political economic, and social dimensions of health and well-being among migrants, their families, and their communities. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary ethnographic case studies, we will explore how global and local processes structure the ways migrants are rendered differently vulnerable, while also recognizing how they actively assess and navigate these challenges in their daily lives. While experiences of movement are critical to this course, we will also consider the expeirnce3s of those "left behind," such as the children of migrant parents. Issues to be explored include transnationalism, race, gender, citizenship, structural violence, and health disparities.