13280
Practice seminar
SoSe 13: Immigration and American Identity
James J. Connolly
Information for students
Die Lehrveranstaltung wird in englischer Sprache abgehalten.
Comments
The process of immigration to the United States has always been entangled with arguments about the nature of American identity. This course examines these two histories in relation to each other through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with special attention to theoretical debates about race, ethnicity, and nationalism. Topics to be addressed include assimilation, nativism, the nature of ethnic identity, the evolution of racial thought in the U.S., immigration policy, transnationalism, and the rise of multiculturalism. We will also consider a few key primary sources in connection with our discussions of the historical literature. close
Suggested reading
Key readings include David A. Hollinger, "Authority, Solidarity, and the Political Economy of Identity: The Case of the United States," Diacritics (1999); Kathleen Neils Conzen et al., "The Invention of Ethnicity: A Perspective From the U.S.A., Journal of American Ethnic History (1992); and Kevin Kenny, "Diaspora and Comparison: The Global Irish as a Case Study" Journal of American History (2003).
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13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2013-04-11 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-04-18 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-04-25 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-05-02 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-05-16 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-05-23 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-05-30 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-06-06 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-06-13 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-06-20 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-06-27 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-07-04 18:00 - 20:00
Thu, 2013-07-11 18:00 - 20:00