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68799-01 - Seminar: Migration, Borders, Citizenship: Everyday life of Rejected Asylum Seekers in Switzerland (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2023 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Claudia Wilopo (claudia.wilopo@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course is an introductory class on illegalized migration in Switzerland focusing on concepts of migration, citizenship and borders. It introduces the legal, political and economic situation of rejected asylum seekers in Switzerland and draws on practices of resistance, exclusion and belonging. We will read, exchange and discuss contemporary theories of migration to examine the following questions: What is illegalization? What can the everyday lives of rejected asylum seekers tell us about our understanding of borders and citizenship? How can we approach these concepts from an intersectional, urban, postmigrant and postcolonial perspective? Course participants will gain a general understanding of the asylum process in Switzerland. They will acquire insights into the effects of a negative asylum decision and an understanding of the complex relationship between migration, borders and citizenship. The course will also examine ethical and methodological questions about migration research and its impact on policymaking. |
| Lernziele | Course participants will gain a general understanding of the asylum process in Switzerland. They will acquire insights into the effects of a negative asylum decision and an understanding of the complex relationship between migration, borders and citizenship. The course will also examine ethical and methodological questions about migration research and its impact on policymaking. |
| Literatur | Aas, K. F., and H. Gundhus. 2015. Policing humanitarian borderlands: Frontex, human rights and the precariousness of life. British Journal of Criminology 55(1) PP. 1–18. Bauder, H. (2014) Why We Should Use the Term ‘Illegalized’ Refugee or Immigrant: A Commentary, International Journal of Refugee Law, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 327–332. Dahinden, J. (2016) A plea for the ‘de-migranticization' of research on migration and integration. Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol 39(13), pp. 2207-2225. Eckert, J. M. (ed.) (2020) The Bureaucratic Production of Difference Ethos and Ethics in Migration Administrations, Bielefeld: Transkript, pp. 28-57. El-Tayeb, F. (2016) “Stranger in My Own Country” European Identities, Migration, and Diasporic Soundscapes, European Others: Queering Ethnicity in Postnational Europe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. 1-42. Griffiths, M. and Santos Rodriguez, V. (2022). “Reclaiming Agency through the Politics of the In_Visible Body: Illegalized Migration and Self-Representation of Women Domestic Workers in Switzerland.” On_Culture: The Open Journal for the Study of Culture 13. Loick, Daniel and Thompson, Vanessa E. (2021) Editorial: Abolitionist Futures, BEHEMOTH A Journal on Civilisation, 2021 Vol. 14(3), pp. 1-5. Piñeiro, E. et al. (2021) The art of soft power banishment. New insights into the Swiss deportation regime, Ethnic and Racial Studies. 45:16, pp. 28-48. Rygiel, K. (2011) Bordering solidarities: migrant activism and the politics of movement and camps at Calais, Journal of Citizenship Studies Vol. 15(1), pp. 1-9. Schilliger, S. (2020) “Challenging Who Counts as a Citizen. The Infrastructure of Solidarity Contesting Racial Profiling in Switzerland.” Journal of Citizenship Studies, Vol. 24, pp. 530-547. Stierl, M. (2020) Do no harm? The impact of policy on migration scholarship. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. Vol. 40 (5), pp. 1083–1102. Wilopo, C. and Häberlein J. (2022) Illegalisierung und Race. Konturen einer rassismuskritischen Analyse der Situation von abgewiesenen Asylsuchenden in der Schweiz, dos Santos Pinto et al. (ed.) Un/doing Race. Rassifizierung in der Schweiz. Zürich: Seismo, pp.75-98. |
| Bemerkungen | Accessibility: If you have special needs that may require modification of instruction or assessment, please notify the instructor in advance. Time: Please note that this is a block seminar. You are expected to attend all meetings. There will be a lunch break in between sessions. Extended essays: Please note that it will not be possible to write an extended essay (Seminararbeit) for this course. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Language: This course will be taught in English. Class Participation and Awareness: Active engagement in the classroom is important. This includes being an attentive listener and respectful discussant. We read and discuss the material of this class from a wide range of knowledge, positionalities, lived experiences and degrees of proximity to the course material. Some material covered in this class may be shocking and triggering. It is fundamental that we bear this in mind in class discussions. It is also important to be open and respectful to each other’s opinions and interpretation of texts, and – at the same time – be ready to have our ideas challenged and discussed. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | If you intend to join the course, please send an e-mail to the instructor explaining in a few sentences your interest in the course and confirming your availability for all course dates. Please note that the maximum number of participants is 30. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot fakultativ |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Siehe Einzeltermine | ||
| Bemerkungen | Introduction: Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 10am-12pm Monday, 5 June, 10am-3pm Tuesday, 6 June, 10am-3pm Monday, 12 June, 10am-3pm Tuesday 13 June, 10am-3pm |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Montag 05.06.2023 | 10.15-15.00 Uhr | Alte Gewerbeschule, Seminarraum II -160 |
| Dienstag 06.06.2023 | 10.15-15.00 Uhr | Alte Gewerbeschule, Seminarraum II -160 |
| Montag 12.06.2023 | 10.15-15.00 Uhr | Alte Gewerbeschule, Seminarraum II -160 |
| Dienstag 13.06.2023 | 10.15-15.00 Uhr | Alte Gewerbeschule, Seminarraum II -160 |
| Module |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Migration, Mobility and Transnationalism (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Research Lab Kulturanthropologie (Master Studienfach: Kulturanthropologie) Modul: The Urban across Disciplines (Master Studiengang: Critical Urbanisms) Modul: Themen der Nahoststudien (Bachelor Studienfach: Nahoststudien) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | You are expected to attend all classes, read approximately 20-40 pages for each course day and be ready to participate in discussions with your peers.You will write four reading responses (max. 200 words) and a short essay (5 pages). |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |