Gendering U.S. Immigration Policy: Sociopolitical, Theological and Feminist Perspectives

Calendar

Ses #	Topics and activities	Due Dates
I. Introduction to a Gender Analysis and Feminist Critique of Immigration, Race and Nation
1	Gendering Immigration, an Introduction Introductions: Who are we? View and discuss the film: Cohn, Peter. Golden Venture. 2006.
2	The Feminization of Migration and Migrant Otherness: U.S. and Global Perspectives Discussion: How does immigration work today? Connecting the dots between neoliberalism and the feminization of immigration. (Dr. Kretsedemas)	Introduction to the individual presentations and blog assignment
3	Postcolonial and Feminist Theologies on Immigration: Varied Theological Perspectives Group exercise: Sharing the stories of your ancestors Discussion: Assimilation Theory, Model Minority Theory and Immigrant Postcolonial Feminist Theology (Dr. Choi)
4	Theorizing Gender, Race and Territory Discussion: Masculinized borders and territorial racism (Dr. Kretsedemas)	Sign-up deadline for the individual presentations Introduction to the group project assignment
5	Colonial/Postcolonial Power and its Resistance: An Analysis of Patriarchy and Race/Racism Group exercise: Privilege walk Discussion: Colonial mind and its resistance: Liberative feminist theological approach (Dr. Choi)
II. Gendering U.S. Migration
6	Gendered Migration Flows and Labor Recruitment Practices Discussion and small group exercise: The gendered structure of migrant labor markets (Dr. Choi & Dr. Kretsedemas)	Group project topic statements due Individual presentation day 1 
7	Gendering (and Racializing) Illegality Discussion and small group exercise: Illegality as regulatory strategy, and gender/race/class as the normalization of illegality	Individual presentation day 2
8	Immigration Control and Hierarchies of Sexuality and Gender Discussion and small group exercise: Deserving vs. undeserving victims? (Dr. Kretsedemas)	Individual presentation day 3
9	Gender, Sexuality and Women in Immigrant Faith Communities Discussion: Marginality and its possibility of transformation by women Small group exercise: The analysis of Biblical stories in a small group discussion (Dr. Choi)	Individual presentation day 4
III. Ethical, Sociopolitical and Theological Perspectives on Immigration Policy
10	Gender and Citizenship Discussion: The gendered dimensions of citizenship (and non-citizenship) (Dr. Kretsedemas)	Individual presentation day 5
11	The Gender and Ethics of Immigration Policy: Reframing Communitarian and Cosmopolitan Perspectives Discussion: Cosmopolitan and feminist ethics for citizenship and immigration policy (Dr. Kresedemas)	Individual presentation day 6
12	Immigrant Identities and Values, in Relation to the Immigrant Church Discussion: Immigrant identities (Dr. Choi)	Indvidiual presentation day 7
13	Faith-Based Perspectives on the Intersections of Migrant Rights, Human Rights and Women’s Rights Discussion: Hospitality in mutuality (Dr. Choi)	Individual presentation day 8
14	Group presentations