Courses of Study 2021-2022 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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COML 4575 - [Migration in the Americas: Engaged Research Methods and Practice]

(crosslisted) DSOC 4312 , ILRIC 4312 , LSP 4312  
(SBA-AS, SSC-AS) (CU-CEL, CU-ITL)     
Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Co-meets with COML 6375 /DSOC 6312 /ILRIC 6312 /LSP 6312 . This can be taken as a stand-alone course, but it is also a prerequisite for an optional winter intersession practicum and for ILRIC 6311 /LSP 6110 .

D. Castillo.

This course will introduce students to basic concepts and developments related to migrants and migration in Central America, Mexico, and the United States via engaged learning and research. The course will be organized around core themes such as the challenges and ethics of working with vulnerable populations, workplaces and working conditions, oral histories/testimonios, and immigration policy and enforcement practices. Students will learn qualitative methodologies for field research. All students will practice their skills through collaboration with the Cornell Farmworker Program on priority projects identified by immigrant farmworkers. 



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