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Global Diasporas: Roots and Routes
Course #: ASAMST 110G
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.
Pre Requisites: Degree students only, with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).