AMST 4851

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AMST 4851
Refugees

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Since World War II, over 4 million people have migrated to the United States as refugees. In this seminar we will examine some of these refugee migrations and the ways these migrations challenged our understanding of the United States as a haven for the oppressed. We will examine the crafting of refugee/asylum policy, the role of nongovernmental actors in influencing policy, and the ways policy reflected foreign-policy interests and security concerns. The last weeks of the course will pay particular attention to climate refugees and asylum-seekers, and our changing definitions of who 'merits' protection in the United States. (HIST-HNA)


Distribution Requirements (D-AG, HA-AG), (HST-AS, SCD-AS), (D-HA), (OCE-IL)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022SP, 2019SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4851, HIST 6851, LSP 4851, LSP 6851

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17490 AMST 4851   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17487 AMST 4851   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies