USSO 287B - Migration in Human History

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Case Western Reserve University

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The movements of individuals and groups, along with the ideas, technologies, and diseases that accompanied them, have played an integral role in shaping human history. Migration has continually created, challenged and shaped societies from the most ancient periods through to the present. It has a transformative effect on communities at the points of origin, along migration routes, and at temporary and final destinations. This seminar will introduce students to several different ways of thinking about migration throughout history, from the contacts between nomadic and settled societies, to colonial settlement and diasporas and migration from rural towns and villages to industrial cities, as well as the ongoing mobility at the highest and lowest levels of modern society. Indeed, many contemporary conflicts of class and culture can be traced back to migration, in the interactions between those seen as migrants and those who consider themselves natives. This seminar will also encourage students to consider the importance of different forms of migration in their own lives, in the histories of their families, and in the city around them. Cleveland is a city founded by migrants from Connecticut (hence the 'Western Reserve' in the name of the university), populated by both transatlantic and internal American migration, and shaped by the local migrations that affected ethnic neighborhoods, suburbs, and smaller towns throughout the region. Compared to historical migrations of thousands and millions of people, such movements may seem minor, but they can be studied and understood in similar terms. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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