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240019 VS Rethinking Migration and Cities (3.2.2) (2021W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 01.09.2021 00:01 to We 22.09.2021 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 18.10.2021 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Update 22.11.2021: The course will be held digital during lockdown.
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Format of class may vary depending on Covid-19 regulations.
- Wednesday 03.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 08.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 15.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 22.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Digital
- Friday 26.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Digital
- Friday 03.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Digital
- Monday 06.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be graded on the following:
1. Participation (25%)
Students will be expected to participate and demonstrate that they have read the text each class. Prior to each class, students are expected to pose two questions for each reading on Moodle that demonstrates their engagement with the texts.2. Presentations (25%)
We will be reading a monograph by Faranak Miraftab, Global Heartland (2016). Each student will be assigned a chapter of the book on which they will present. Presenter is expected to submit a presentation outline with main questions and comments on the text a few days prior to the presentation. The submission of the presentation will factor into the grade for the presentation. The aim is to read an entire book that is relevant in the field and to engage with a given text in its entirety.3. Final paper 50%
Students are expected to submit a final paper no longer than 2500 words. The topics of the paper can be chosen by the students in consultation with the instructor and must be relevant to the class readings and discussions. Abstracts for the paper must be submitted by 3rd of December and will be factored into the grade of the final paper. Students will present their topics in the last class and receive feedback from the instructor, while students are expected to pose questions and engage with topics of their colleagues. The paper will be due end of January.100-90 -- 1
80-89 -- 2
70-79 -- 3
60-69 -- 4
59 - 0 -- 5
1. Participation (25%)
Students will be expected to participate and demonstrate that they have read the text each class. Prior to each class, students are expected to pose two questions for each reading on Moodle that demonstrates their engagement with the texts.2. Presentations (25%)
We will be reading a monograph by Faranak Miraftab, Global Heartland (2016). Each student will be assigned a chapter of the book on which they will present. Presenter is expected to submit a presentation outline with main questions and comments on the text a few days prior to the presentation. The submission of the presentation will factor into the grade for the presentation. The aim is to read an entire book that is relevant in the field and to engage with a given text in its entirety.3. Final paper 50%
Students are expected to submit a final paper no longer than 2500 words. The topics of the paper can be chosen by the students in consultation with the instructor and must be relevant to the class readings and discussions. Abstracts for the paper must be submitted by 3rd of December and will be factored into the grade of the final paper. Students will present their topics in the last class and receive feedback from the instructor, while students are expected to pose questions and engage with topics of their colleagues. The paper will be due end of January.100-90 -- 1
80-89 -- 2
70-79 -- 3
60-69 -- 4
59 - 0 -- 5
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students are required to participate, present, and submit a paper in order to pass the course. Failing to do any of the assessment components will result in a failing grade.
Examination topics
Final exam will take place in the form of a paper. Students will write a paper on a topic of their choosing that is relevant to the class and in consultation with the instructor.
Reading list
The complete reading list will be provided on first day of class:
1. Faranak Miraftab, Global Heartland: Displaced Labor, Transnational Lives, and Local Placemaking (2016)
2. James DeFilippis & Benjamin F. Teresa, "Why do we always talk about immigrants with a language of “difference”? Neighborhood change and conflicts in Queens, New York" in Race, Ethnicity, and the City (2020)
3. Ayse Caglar, "Still ‘migrants’ after all those years: foundational mobilities, temporal frames and emplacement of migrants", Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2016)
4. Yolande Pottie-Sherman, “Austerity urbanism and the promise of immigrant- and refugee-centered urban revitalization in the US Rust Belt”, Urban Geography, 2018
5. Aïssatou Mbodj – Pouye, “Fixed abodes: Urban emplacement, bureaucratic requirements, and the politics of belonging among West African migrants in Paris”, American Ethnologist, 2016.
1. Faranak Miraftab, Global Heartland: Displaced Labor, Transnational Lives, and Local Placemaking (2016)
2. James DeFilippis & Benjamin F. Teresa, "Why do we always talk about immigrants with a language of “difference”? Neighborhood change and conflicts in Queens, New York" in Race, Ethnicity, and the City (2020)
3. Ayse Caglar, "Still ‘migrants’ after all those years: foundational mobilities, temporal frames and emplacement of migrants", Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2016)
4. Yolande Pottie-Sherman, “Austerity urbanism and the promise of immigrant- and refugee-centered urban revitalization in the US Rust Belt”, Urban Geography, 2018
5. Aïssatou Mbodj – Pouye, “Fixed abodes: Urban emplacement, bureaucratic requirements, and the politics of belonging among West African migrants in Paris”, American Ethnologist, 2016.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:20
As such, the class will focus on how governments, whether national or local, in relation to different institutions such as NGOs, corporations, and others, respond to processes of migration in different ways, giving way for the emergence of policies and programs that welcome migrants or further push exclusionary measures.The course further aims to place the fields of migration and urban studies as mutual, instead of separate. In doing so, we will scrutinize the conceptualizations of integration and the depictions of native/migrant binaries. Students can expect to learn and engage with concepts on scale, emplacement, displacement, and dispossession. With the engagement of theoretical and empirical examples, this class emphasizes the historical perspective in analysing contemporary framing of migration and cities.This course is seminar style. Students will be expected to read all of the materials and come to class prepared to participate in discussions, ask questions, and critically engage with the text. Students will be expected to give presentations, initiate discussions based on the assigned materials, and pose questions on Moodle each week.