Migration stands out as one of the most characteristic
and complex features of the 21st century as more
people than ever, coming from increasingly more
disparate places, are migrating to new destinations for
a greater variety of reasons and under
distinct circumstances. A shared aspect though is that
most of these migrations are urban in nature, being
concentrated in cities attracting human, financial and
other flows from across the globe. This course explores
how anthropological research is engaging with these
new trends in global migration and urbanism, by
focusing on different theoretical and ethnographic
discussions around some of the key concepts emerging
urban encounters, contact zones,
everyday multiculture, everyday cosmopolitanisms and
conviviality
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