Course: International Migration: Diasporas and Migrant Communities

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Course title International Migration: Diasporas and Migrant Communities
Course code KSA/MMDK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mildnerová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Dohnalová Eva, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Diaspora 2. Community 3. Transnational field 4. Methodological nationalism 5. Reemigration 6. Religion and immigration 7. Ethnopolitics and diaspora policy 8. Transnational networks 9. Diaspora, community and economy 10. Czech emigration groups and diversity of policies and networks 11. "Illegal" transnational migration 12. Examples of transnational groups

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes

The student will be well informed in basic conceptual frameworks and will be able to apply them to situations and positions of specific immigration communities and diasporas.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1) 75% attendance at the seminar 2) active reading of given texts according to the reading schedule 3) submission of a written analysis of the submitted text 4) oral exam
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -