| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
181.245 |
| Content |
How can we understand Europe as a transnational space? How has the migration within, and to, Europe structured the imagining of Europe and European identities? Immigrants, those who come from abroad or those from the 'periphery' of Europe, are crucial actors in debates about what Europe is, where its boundaries end and who belongs. By focusing on the condition and representation of immigrants through academic work, public policy documents, films and literature, this unit seeks answers to these questions and assesses ways in which others are considering these questions. The unit critically examines the key concepts in the construction of Europe such as identity, multiculturalism, culture, nation and citizenship. Throughout the unit, the changing definition, status and images of international migrants, guest workers, refugees and their relationship to European states, dominant cultures, national projects and institutions are emphasised.
The unit can be counted towards an Anthropology, History or European Studies major. |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Professor Nicholas Harney |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: 18 points of Level 1 units in any Arts discipline and one Level 1 anthropology or history or European studies unit |
Contact hours—lectures: 20 hrs (over 13 weeks); tutorials: 1 hr per week (over 8 weeks)
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