ANSC 104The US-Mexico Border
This course puts the perennial hot-button topic of the border into historical and anthropological perspective, unpacking its importance for both Mexico and the United States. After establishing its implications since 1848 for national identities, flows of labor and capital, and state consolidation, we will explore a series of contemporary topics including tourism and cross-border consumption, violence and illegal traffic, border enforcement technologies, migration and asylum, and more.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “upper-division standing.”
Where it sits in degree plans
One of the options in (2)
- Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Mexico (B.A.)
- Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Migration and Border Studies (B.A.)