ASAMST 110G - Global Diasporas: Roots and Routes

4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course takes a cross-cultural and global approach to examining diaspora- the phenomenon of being rooted to an ancestral homeland which is other than the nation in which one currently resides. Focusing on the U.S. and other majority-white countries, we analyze diaspora as an identity formation; its relationship to ideas like “transnational” and “nation” and how notions of race, minority status, and indigenous status (e.g. American Indian) affect whether and how a group is considered a diaspora.

Course Attribute(s):
First Year Seminar

Enrollment Requirements:
Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.

Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).

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