FYS: Global Population on the Move: Language & Resettlement with Law, Healthcare & Education

Today, the number of displaced people is as its highest: one out of every 113 people on Earth. In this course, we begin with an understanding of what it means to be a refugee, and we discuss readings that lead us to an understanding of the modern refugee as we contextualize the significance of such terms as 'refugee,' 'asylum,' 'sanctuary,' 'non-refoulement,' or 'forced displacement.' With this foundation, we move to the role that language plays with resettlement into society and examine factors in the legal, healthcare and educational systems. We examine global work done through the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and more, and we concentrate on the current state of refugees and New Americans in St. Louis and the USA. The course fosters critical thinking across academic disciplines, encourages practical implications of research on resettlement and language policy, and includes invited guest lectures by local practitioners and other Washington University scholars. This course is for first-year, non-transfer students only.
Course Attributes: EN S; BU BA; BU IS; AS LCD; AS SSC; FA SSC; AR SSC; AS SC; AMP

FYS: Global Population on the Move: Language & Resettlement with Law, Healthcare & Education

GLOBAL STUDIES 117

Section 01