Instructor: Laura H. Bradford
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In this course, we strive to develop a greater understanding of central human issues linked to immigration. From the immigrant’s perspective, we will address issues of identity, loss of language, loss of place and past, cultural and generational conflict, assimilation, guilt, alienation; from the dominant culture’s perspective, we will address issues of tolerance, respect and empathy, versus privilege, prejudice and racism. The focus will be the immigrant experience in the United States, but we will frame the American experience in the broader perspective of human migration as a basis for who we are today. We will also study a few examples of the immigrant experience in postcolonial Africa, Europe and Asia, in order to better understand the specificity and universality of the American experience.
This course will identify and challenge your assumptions and encourage you to consider multiple perspectives so that you can become a more responsible, informed, educated and effective citizen in this multicultural society.
1st Assignment: Topaz
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2nd Assignment: Milton Bennett's Model of Intercultural Sensibility
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