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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Postgraduate Course: Diaspora Studies: Theories, Concepts and Methodologies (IMES11036)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course is intended to introduce students to the different approaches to the study of diasporas and to familiarise them with the main debates, concerns and issues within Diaspora Studies. The course takes a thematic approach incorporating theory, methodology and analysis with a wide range of case studies.
Course description 1. Introduction: Definitions and Debates
2. Approaches and Methodologies
3. 'Home', Exile, Longing and Belonging
4. 'Imagining' the Nation: Cultural Production of Diasporas
5. Transnational Media and Diasporic Networks
6. (Re)presentation and 'Community'
7. The Gender Dimension
8. The State, Citizenship and Identity
9. Diasporas and International Relations
10. Debating Multiculturalism: Politics and Policies
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will gain a thorough knowledge of different approaches to Diaspora.
    The programme trains students in the different methodologies and approaches employed by scholars of diaspora studies in a variety of contexts, focused on the modern period. Through a comparative and critical approach, the programme will examine the value and limitations of theoretical perspectives offered by related disciplines such as anthropology, political science, cultural studies and literature.
  2. The course aims also to develop further students' abilities to do secondary-source research and to present oral and written work clearly and effectively while also honing their analytical skills and improving their interactive capacities.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDSTCM
Contacts
Course organiserDr Songul Mecit
Tel: (0131 6)50 4164
Email: S.Mecit@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Ersev Ersoy
Tel: (0131 6)50 4465
Email: Ersev.Ersoy@ed.ac.uk
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