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Myth, Migration, and Identity: Reconsidering Our Narratives

Posted on | by Kelvin

In Borderlands/La Frontera the relation between myth, history, identity and migration are laid bare. Examining migration on an epic scale Anzaldúa challenges us to reconsider who we are and where we come from. Similarly, Turner’s “Frontier Thesis” is the myth that animates settler colonialism, and often this myth passes for history. In stark contrast to Turner, for Hartman, Smallwood and Baldwin the “West” has not been a site of democracy but slavery and oppression. Collectively these works ask us to think about myth, migration, and identity.

In 4-6 pages use these works to consider how what our myths include or exclude shape how we think of migration and identity, of who we are as and where we are going.

 

 

MIGRATION

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

Social Movement Ezine Assignment
Introduction to Sociology SSS100.6891, Spring I 2023

Create an E-Zine of at least 5 pages designed to:
1) Raise awareness among community members or workers about the social problem that you wrote
about for your Final Assignment opinion article.
2) Provide ideas about how they can work together to address those issues.
Choose a social movement organization organizing around issues that connect with your Opinion
Article. Review the organization’s website, social media posts and other communications. Create your
Zine as if it were an outreach and organizing tool around your issue.
Include at least one citation from the website or social media of your social movement…

Migration

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What is migration? How are migration experiences different in terms of language, culture, politics, borders, citizenship for different groups? Compare and contrast the migratory experience of two Latino groups from differing nations. How has the U.S. influenced these migrations? Be sure to describe each experience and explain what propelled the migrations. For example, you can compare Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. For instance, you can include citizenship status as a differing experience in your answer while explaining how the U.S. propagated migration for labor reasons as a commonality.