| Ses # | Topics and activities | Due Dates |
|---|---|---|
| I. Introduction to a Gender Analysis and Feminist Critique of Immigration, Race and Nation | ||
| 1 |
Gendering Immigration, an Introduction Introductions: Who are we? View and discuss the film: Cohn, Peter. Golden Venture. 2006. | |
| 2 |
The Feminization of Migration and Migrant Otherness: U.S. and Global Perspectives Discussion: How does immigration work today? Connecting the dots between neoliberalism and the feminization of immigration. (Dr. Kretsedemas) | Introduction to the individual presentations and blog assignment |
| 3 |
Postcolonial and Feminist Theologies on Immigration: Varied Theological Perspectives Group exercise: Sharing the stories of your ancestors Discussion: Assimilation Theory, Model Minority Theory and Immigrant Postcolonial Feminist Theology (Dr. Choi) | |
| 4 |
Theorizing Gender, Race and Territory Discussion: Masculinized borders and territorial racism (Dr. Kretsedemas) |
Sign-up deadline for the individual presentations Introduction to the group project assignment |
| 5 |
Colonial/Postcolonial Power and its Resistance: An Analysis of Patriarchy and Race/Racism Group exercise: Privilege walk Discussion: Colonial mind and its resistance: Liberative feminist theological approach (Dr. Choi) | |
| II. Gendering U.S. Migration | ||
| 6 |
Gendered Migration Flows and Labor Recruitment Practices Discussion and small group exercise: The gendered structure of migrant labor markets (Dr. Choi & Dr. Kretsedemas) |
Group project topic statements due Individual presentation day 1 |
| 7 |
Gendering (and Racializing) Illegality Discussion and small group exercise: Illegality as regulatory strategy, and gender/race/class as the normalization of illegality | Individual presentation day 2 |
| 8 |
Immigration Control and Hierarchies of Sexuality and Gender Discussion and small group exercise: Deserving vs. undeserving victims? (Dr. Kretsedemas) | Individual presentation day 3 |
| 9 |
Gender, Sexuality and Women in Immigrant Faith Communities Discussion: Marginality and its possibility of transformation by women Small group exercise: The analysis of Biblical stories in a small group discussion (Dr. Choi) | Individual presentation day 4 |
| III. Ethical, Sociopolitical and Theological Perspectives on Immigration Policy | ||
| 10 |
Gender and Citizenship Discussion: The gendered dimensions of citizenship (and non-citizenship) (Dr. Kretsedemas) | Individual presentation day 5 |
| 11 |
The Gender and Ethics of Immigration Policy: Reframing Communitarian and Cosmopolitan Perspectives Discussion: Cosmopolitan and feminist ethics for citizenship and immigration policy (Dr. Kresedemas) | Individual presentation day 6 |
| 12 |
Immigrant Identities and Values, in Relation to the Immigrant Church Discussion: Immigrant identities (Dr. Choi) | Indvidiual presentation day 7 |
| 13 |
Faith-Based Perspectives on the Intersections of Migrant Rights, Human Rights and Women's Rights Discussion: Hospitality in mutuality (Dr. Choi) | Individual presentation day 8 |
| 14 | Group presentations | |