SOCI 127. The Politics of Citizenship, Racialization, and Belonging in the 21st Century

This seminar delves into the intricate relationship between citizenship, racialization, and belonging in an increasingly interconnected yet divided world. It explores how citizenship is not just a legal status but also a site of social and political contestation, deeply imbued with, and influenced by, racialized narratives and power structures. We examine how racialization shapes access to rights, resources, recognition, often determining who is included or excluded from local, national, and global communities. Through case studies from around the world, including refugee crises, statelessness, and transnational activism, the course investigates how marginalized groups both experience and contest exclusionary policies and alternative visions of belonging.
Social sciences.
2 credits.
Eligible for BLST
Catalog chapter: Sociology and Anthropology
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/sociology-anthropology

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