2024-2025 / SOCI0767-1

Gender, Intersectionality and Migration

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in Sociology, professional focus in migration and ethnic studies (Finalité spécialisée en Migration and Ethnic Studies)6 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Elsa Mescoli

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course will focus on the study of migration and related issues through the lens of gender and intersectionality. The aim is to train students to systematically adopt an approach to these issues that pays attention to the gender and intersectional dynamics at play. In doing so, they will be able to analyse how experiences of migration differ according to individuals' social positions (claimed or assigned), how migration influences gender dynamics and their reconfiguration, and the reverse - how gender dynamics influence migration paths.

The course will include introductory lessons on what gender and intersectionality mean for social science research. The focus will then shift to the study of gender and intersectional dynamics operating within migration patterns, also addressing specific themes.

The course content will be based on a body of literature and a methodological approach crossing different fields of social sciences.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, students will be able to identify and apply the theoretical and methodological tools needed to understand migration issues from a gender and intersectional perspective. Students will have been made aware of these approaches and will be equipped to use them in their future research or professional practice.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Since the course is taught in English, the knowledge of both oral and written English is necessary.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is made up of ex-cathedra lessons, individual and group exercises (a lesson constructed in groups using a flipped classroom approach; a poster session), and group discussions.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face; compulsory readings and active participation in class; practical activity. Students who are unable to attend the course, especially for work reasons, are requested to contact the teacher. If the number of students enrolled is less than 10, the course can be organised differently.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
- Microsoft Teams


Further information:

Readings will be indicated during the course and available via MyULiège. Some of these readings are compulsory and necessary for class discussions. Teams will be used to facilitate practical exercises. 

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Continuous assessment


Further information:

The assessment is based on all the following elements

  • Active presence in class: completion of exercises, preparation of readings, presentations and participation in group discussions, etc. (5 points - 25%)
  • Completion and presentation of an empirical work/poster (5 points - 25%)
  • Exam: preparation of a reading grid of a book of choice related to the topics studied and oral presentation of the contents (10 points - 50%)
Further instructions on how to carry out these tasks will be provided during the course.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

The course takes place in the second semester. The timetable and room can be consulted via Celcat.

Contacts

Elsa Mescoli
E.Mescoli@uliege.be 

Chargée de cours en Anthropologie des migrations
CEDEM - Centre d'études de l'ethnicité et des migrations
LASC - Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale et culturelle
Université de Liège, Faculté des Sciences Sociales
Place des orateurs 3 (Quartier Agora), bât. 31, bte 24
4000 Liège - Belgique
Tél. : 00 32 4 366 30 51

https://www.cedem.uliege.be/cms/c_5198178/fr/cedem-elsa-mescoli
https://www.lasc.uliege.be/cms/c_3366094/en/mescoli-elsa https://orbi.uliege.be/simple-search?query=mescoli
 
Contact method: by email (with the possibility of making an appointment).

Association of one or more MOOCs

The MOOC entitled 'Migrations internationales : Comment les mobilités transforment les sociétés ? (H2)' is associated with this course.


Additional information:

Participation in the MOOC is useful but not compulsory.