Syllabus
Annotation
In this course we will apply both classical and current methods in anthropology to issues related to migration studies, e.g. household in the process of migration, gender power, ethnicity, age, circulation of commodities. The course introduces the major works and case studies, as well as its critical reflections, focusing on transnational spaces, social networks and transnational family.
The course aims at 1.developing knowledge of how the migration theory have developed throughout the history of social anthropology, 2. using migration as an analytical tool, 3. developing student's awareness of a gender perspective in migration and transnationalism, 4. developing student's ability to include mobility of people, things,and ideas in their own fieldwork.