AMST 4851

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AMST 4851

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Since World War II, over 4 million people have migrated to the United States as refugees. In this seminar we will examine some of these refugee migrations and the ways these migrations challenged our understanding of the United States as a "haven for the oppressed." We will examine the crafting of refugee/asylum policy, the role of nongovernmental actors in influencing policy, and the ways policy reflected foreign-policy interests and security concerns. The last weeks of the course will pay particular attention to climate refugees and asylum-seekers, and our changing definitions of who 'merits' protection in the United States.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (HST-AS, SCD-AS) (D-AG, HA-AG)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4851HIST 6851LSP 4851LSP 6851

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10859 AMST 4851   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Garcia, M

  • 10860 AMST 4851   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies