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Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies (390-0-22)

Topic

Deportation Law & Politics

Instructors

Jacqueline Stevens
Scott Hall, Rm 304

Meeting Info

Scott Hall 107 Burdick Room: Wed 9:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

Topic: Deportation Law & Politics.

The course reviews the history and theory of citizenship and deportation policies. Students will learn about deportation and "transportation" laws in colonial-era Britain and the colonies, as well as United States deportation laws from 1776 through the present. There will be some lecture but most of the class time will be used to discuss the readings and train students in how to conduct original legal research using databases with case law, Congressional hearings, and federal regulations, as well as immigration law enforcement statistical information. Two weeks will be devoted to citizenship and deportation policies outside the United States. For the final paper, students will be asked to compare a policy from before 1996 with a deportation policy after 1996. Students must attend at least three hours of immigration court hearings in downtown Chicago before the fourth week of the quarter. No exceptions. This can be accomplished in one visit. (The court is easily accessible by public transportation.)

Registration Requirements

Students must attend the first class meeting

Learning Objectives

The history of deportation and citizenship law in the United States and how to conduct original legal research on deportation law; students also will be introduced to political theories of membership.

Teaching Method

Lecture, discussion, hands-on training.

Evaluation Method

Final paper, court observation paper, weekly reading assignments due for class meeting, presentations, participation.

Class Materials (Required)

Deportation Nation: Outsiders in American History (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007) ISBN 9780674046221

Class Attributes

Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
U.S. Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity