PLTC S18 - Immigrant Rights Theory and Practice

Institution:

Bates College

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Description:

How does law exclude both undocumented migrants and short-term migrant farm workers from membership in the community How do these legally excluded migrants use the language of rights to empower themselves and to assert political claims Students address these questions through three different levels of analysis: close reading of the scholarly literature on the politics of rights, examinations of film and media representations of the contemporary global politics of immigration, and participation in a service-learning project to assist organizations in southern and central Maine that advocate on behalf of immigrant rights. The service-learning component to the course culminates in a group project documenting the practice of immigrant rights in Maine. Enrollment limited to 20. L. Kawar.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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