ANTH 446 - Language and Migration

Credits: 4

The objective of this course is to critically examine the role of language use as it plays out in migratory processes in the United States and in Europe. How does language play a role in creating or removing boundaries around migrant groups? How are exclusion and inclusion of migrants performed through language use? These and other questions will be addressed in this course by reading the most current literature on these key issues. Students will explore topics including the effects of mobility on a range of practices that include parenting, health, gender roles, marriage, politics; the everyday practices of transnational living in a variety of cross?cultural settings; the theory and methodology linguistic anthropologists use to better understand migrants? experience; and the ways in which migration has been politicized through language. Prre-requisite: ANTH 170 or ANTH 114. Offered Regularly.