This is an interdisciplinary course aimed at investigating ethnicity and identity in relation to international migration in Hong Kong and globally. The course will offer a broad introduction to key theories and themes in ethnicity and migration situated in ethnographic research and practical experience for students to acquire analytical tools to think critically about where we position ourselves in the world we live in. The course will touch issues related to cross-border mobility, social/ethnic boundaries, and diversity. Asylum, labour, and the urban will be given particular attention, to unpack why ethnicity matters today more than ever.Also enroll in CUHK course#ANTH4210. Enrollment limited.
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This is an interdisciplinary course aimed at investigating ethnicity and identity in relation to international migration in Hong Kong and globally. The course will offer a broad introduction to key theories and themes in ethnicity and migration situated in ethnographic research and practical experience for students to acquire analytical tools to think critically about where we position ourselves in the world we live in. The course will touch issues related to cross-border mobility, social/ethnic boundaries, and diversity. Asylum, labour, and the urban will be given particular attention, to unpack why ethnicity matters today more than ever.Also enroll in CUHK course#ANTH4210. Enrollment limited.