First-Year Writing Seminar (101-8-2)

Topic

Undocumented Immigrants

Instructors

Jesse Yeh
620 Lincoln Street
Jesse Yeh (he /they) I am an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the Center for Legal Studies. I am a political sociologist with a focus on race and immigration, law and crime, gender and sexuality, and movements and politics. My current book project Crime Is Other People: Punitive Consciousness and the Racial Politics of Law-and-Order explores how liberal and conservative activists make sense of law-and-order politics. I teach courses on research methods, immigration, and race, law, and politics.

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G28: Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

How does migrant legal status shape the lives of the 11 million Americans who are undocumented? In this first year seminar, we will read and discuss social scientific writings, court opinions, journalistic accounts, creative nonfictions, podcasts, and more. We will focus on the histories of U.S. migration and immigration policies, how immigration statuses intersect with other social differences, and how immigration statuses shape people's experiences with key social institutions, such as family, education, healthcare, work, and political participation.

Learning Objectives

- Evaluate scholarly and non-scholarly writings on argumentation, evidence, credibility, and positionality
- Produce clear and well-organized academic writings
- Apply and assess various theoretical perspectives on the undocumented experiences
- Identify key themes in scholarships on undocumented Americans

Class Materials (Required)

All course material will be posted on Canvas

Class Attributes

WCAS Writing Seminar

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Weinberg First Year Seminars are only available to first-year students.