Seminar description
This course examines the political geographies of transnational migration. It asks how spaces of migration and mobility are political, and how migration politics are tied to inequalities wrought through intersecting histories of race, class, and gender. It seeks to extend our understandings of migrants, borders, and mobility, and it explores the processes through which mobility is produced, delimited, and structured.
We will consider the transnational politics of migration, the militarization of border zones, and the political spaces of migrant displacement, dispossession, and dislocation.
The seminar readings focus on classical paradigms as well as emerging approaches in immigration studies.
Get to know your professor
Rachel Silvey
For my undergraduate degree…
I studied Geography in Seattle, Washington.
My hometown is…
Berkeley, California
I am surprisingly good at…
Dancing
Fun fact:
I worked as a childcare worker, a housecleaner, and a server at restaurants throughout my high school, undergraduate, and graduate studies.
A fun fact about my field of study is…
Geographers study everything.
In a sentence, what you’ll learn in my course:
How to understand the grounded implications of specific policies of border securitization and population control, as well as discuss the politics of migration, labour, place, and space.
My first-year seminar in a few words:
- develop strong relationships with peers
- strengthening research and essay writing
One of my favourite things about teaching first-year students is…
Introducing first-year students to the incredible resources available at U of T and sharing the enthusiasm for research and writing.
My best advice for those starting their first year…
"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you."
NAME: Chelsea Rochman.