It will include recent research on photo collections of Turkish migrants to Germany as well as of German migrants to Texas. We will conduct new case studies during the semester, and, though the focus of the course will be on migrants to Germany and German migrants, studies of other immigrant groups by the students will be welcomed. These fieldwork projects will be related to course readings concerned with memory, narration, and representation. The course will cover basic concepts in folklore, visual anthropology, and fieldwork techniques. This course contains a substantial writing component.
College Students Explore Their Roots.
Further required readings will be made available in a reader to be purchased at a copy center close to the campus. Course Description subject to change.