This unit is designed to introduce students to a concept that has assumed increasing influence in the humanities and social sciences: transnationalism. Complex social and cultural interactions that appear to obey no laws of geography and statehood imply that national paradigms are no longer adequate for research and analysis: a transnational approach has emerged in their wake. A vast array of contemporary and historical phenomena, ranging from migration to gender, politics, race, ethnicity, literature, religion, citizenship, and identity have been viewed through the lens of a transnational perspective.<br/>But the term is by no means self-explanatory, and this unit examines the... -- Course Website
Instructor: Christina Twomey
