Module code: SML5208
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM1
Contact: Prof Parvati Nair
This module offers an introduction to the ways in which migration and diaspora shape cultures across a range of transnational and country contexts. Through reference to multiple 'texts,' such as selected literature, blogs, film, and photography, the module will familiarize students with key issues relating to migration and diaspora, offering both a comparative view across cultural specificities and an understanding of transnational cultural dynamics. Topics covered include migration, places and times; (im)mobilities, borders and policies; religion, rituals and diasporic communities; home and homeland; food, family and memory; digital technologies and transnational connections; inventing memory and identities across generations. A range of 'texts,' including fiction, documentary film, photography, blogs and music will be analysed to explore these topics.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 5
