Between ´Us´ and ´Others´: Ethnicity, Transnationalism and Identity Strategies
Code
722001031
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
Bibliography
Barth, F. (1998) Ethnic Groups and Boundaries, Prospect Heights, Waveland Press, Inc.
Bastos, J. (2000) Portugal Europeu, Oeiras, Celta.
Bastos, J. e Bastos, S. (2010) «What are we talking about when we talk about identity?», in Westin et all,, eds. Identity Processes and Dynamics in Multiethnic Europe, Amst.: Amsterdam Univ. Press.
Bastos, S. e Bastos, J. (2005) «Our Colonisers Were Better than Yours»: Identity Debates in Greater London, in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 31, 1, pp. 79-98.
(2006) Filhos Diferentes de Deuses Diferentes. Lisboa: Observatório da Imigração.
Niessen, J. et al (2007) MIPEX Index de Políticas de Integração de Migrantes. Lisboa, British Council e F. Gulbenkian.
Scheff, Th. [1994] Emotions and Identity. A Theory of Ethnic Nacionalism, in Calhoun, C. (ed) Social Theory and the Politics of Identity, Cambridge, Blackwell.
Tajfel, H. (1981) Human Groups and Social Categories. Studies in Social Psychology. Cambridge, Camb. Univ. Press
Teaching method
Lectures introducing the major topics of the course, and presentation and discussion of selected readings by the students.
Evaluation method
Assessment:
1. Term paper (60%), either a review article or an empirical study. Papers are presented and discussed during the last sessions of the curricular unit;
2. Attendance, participation and presentations in class (40%).