OAMI 2180 - Gender and Migration

This course delves into the gendered dimensions of governance and experiences of migration, without excluding other relations of domination, such as class, race/ethnicity, among others, that are consubstantial with gender. We analyse for instance questions on how gender roles are impacted by migration experiences and what are the gendered implications of migration policies. Furthermore, we delve into the sociopolitical and historical contexts related to the construction of current migration and asylum regimes, through a critical lens, as well as the structures of power and inequality within which they are situated. Throughout the course, we will explore existing research on contemporary migrations, with a particular emphasis on gender dynamics. While the proportion of migrant women and men globally has remained relatively similar since the 1960s, only a few of the academic studies on the subject have integrated a gender perspective. Yet gender is an analytical tool that highlights different social, cultural, economic, spatial and legal declinations of migration movements. The prisms of gender and intersectionality allow us to re-examine certain fundamental questions: who is migrating, why and how? Who is (im)mobile? Who works and where? Do migration policies have different effects depending on a person's identity? Do individuals who find themselves in these situations negotiate or resist these policies in the same way? What are the strategies developed? What about the so-called vulnerable category? How is humanitarian action gendered? Students will gain insight into the principal theoretical frameworks used in the interdisciplinary field of migration studies to comprehend migrations from a gendered perspective. The course materials encompass a diverse range of readings from sociology, geography, political science, and anthropology, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of migration studies. Learning Outcomes :

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Identify key research and policy resources related to migration with a particular emphasis on using a gender and intersectional prism to understand these themes;
2. How to approach migration from a gender perspective;
3. Analyse data in the field of migration research;
4. Construct presentations that combine theoretical and empirical insights on migration-related issues using a gender perspective;
5. Conduct critical analysis and writing;
6. Understand the gendered implications of contemporary migration and asylum policies.

Professional Skills :

1. Oral and written communication
2. Research & Analysis
3. Critical thinking
4. Understanding the multiple actors of migration

Glenda SANTANA DE ANDRADE

Séminaire

English

This course requires a high level of personal investment and attendance. One or more readings will be recommended for each session. Active participation and reflection by the student is expected. It includes:
- A course component
- An interactive seminar component :
• Presentation and discussion of the texts
• Preparation of the mini-colloquium

Autumn 2024-2025

Continuous assessment:

• Reading and discussion of compulsory texts: For each session, students are required to present (oral and written) the texts on the syllabus in around twenty minutes, without exempting others from reading them. The quality of the presentation and analysis, as well as participation in the debate, are taken into account in the final mark (20% of the mark).
• Contribution (written and oral) to a two-part mini-colloquium:
- submission of the written text by XXX (50% of the mark)
- final oral presentation and discussion: during the mini-colloquium on YYY (30% of the mark)

Instructions for the final text due on XXX :
- Number of characters: 15,000 characters including spaces and notes. Appendices (including bibliographical references) are not included. A margin of +/- 10% is tolerated.
- Font: Times New Roman, font 12 for text, font 10 for footnotes, 1.5 line spacing.
- You must use at least 50% of the references in the seminar programme.
- Presentation of references :
References are presented as follows: APA style or Chicago (in-text citation + final reference list)
EX: Freedman, J., Sahraoui, N., & Tyszler, E. (2022). Asylum, Racism, and the Structural Production of Sexual Violence against Racialised Women in Exile in Paris. Social Sciences, 11(10), 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11100426

OR

Freedman, Jane, Nina Sahraoui, and Elsa Tyszler. 2022. ‘Asylum, Racism, and the Structural Production of Sexual Violence against Racialised Women in Exile in Paris'. Social Sciences 11 (10): 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11100426.