AFR454H1: Migration, Mobility, and Displacement in Contemporary Africa

24S

NEW454H1

Why do people move voluntarily or involuntarily? What are the causes and consequences of migration and displacement in Africa? This course critically examines the multifaceted dimensions of migration, mobility, and displacement, with a specific focus on communities and populations displaced by war, environmental destruction and disaster, economic failings, and the quest for economic opportunities, love, education, or individual freedom.

AFR150Y1/ AFR250Y1 or permission of the instructor.
NEW454H1, NEW451H1 (Special Topics in African Studies: Migration, Mobility, and Displacement in Contemporary Africa), offered in Fall 2016
Humanities
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