COURSES
/ COML 6375
Migration in the Americas: Engaged Research Methods and Practice
This Course At a Glance
Subject
Semester
Credits
4 credits. Letter grades only.
Instructor(s)
D. Castillo
This course will introduce students to basic concepts and developments related to migrants and migration in Central America, Mexico, and the United States via engaged learning and research. The course will be organized around core themes such as the challenges and ethics of working with vulnerable populations, workplaces and working conditions, oral histories/testimonios, and immigration policy and enforcement practices. Students will learn qualitative methodologies for field research. All students will practice their skills through collaboration with the Cornell Farmworker Program on priority projects identified by immigrant farmworkers.