Calendar

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