Admission requirements
BSA norm and a pass for both first year Themacolleges.
Description
Dutch nativist politicians, most notably Pim Fortuyn and Geert Wilders, have featured prominently in discussions about migration and integration in the Netherlands since the late 1990s. Nativism and anti-immigration (both terms will be used interchangeably throughout the course) also appeared repeatedly in explanations put forward to explain Brexit and Trump’s victory. But anti-immigration and nativism have a much longer history. This course will examine nativism since the late nineteenth century around the world. Particular attention will be paid to Europe and North America, but examples from Australasia and Africa will also be discussed. We will look, for instance, at Australia’s imposition of its infamous White Australia immigration policy, the United States’ move to restrictionism in the early twentieth century, anti-Semitism in the inter-war period, and the varying treatment ‘postcolonial’ immigrants received after 1945. We will also study the rise of anti-immigration parties across Europe in more recent decades. This course will try to understand why anti-immigration rhetoric became prominent at certain times. Do people, political parties and certain media outlets communicate hostility towards immigrants and minorities more for economic or cultural (identity) reasons? Is anti-immigration inevitable when extensive immigration takes place? Is nativism bottom-up or top-down – that is, does it come from normal people reacting to economic and societal pressures or is due to the arrival of charismatic politicians saying things that established parties will not? Why do men tend to vote for anti-immigration parties more than women? Why do higher educated people vote less frequently for anti-immigration parties? What role has the media, including social media more recently, played in the rise of anti-immigration sentiments? Most readings will take the form of journal articles, but primary sources will be provided most weeks to enable us to examine the rhetoric used by prominent anti-immigrant voices in the past.
This course will be connected to the Kerncollege ‘Global Connections’.
Course objectives
General learning objectives
1) carry out a common assignment
2) devise and conduct research of limited scope, including
a. searching, selecting and ordering relevant literature:
b. organising and using relatively large amounts of information:
c. an analysis of a scholarly debate:
d. placing the research within the context of a scholarly debate.3) reflect on the primary sources on which the scholarly literature is based;
4) write a problem solving essay and give an oral presentation after the format defined in the first year Themacolleges, including
a. using a realistic schedule of work;
b. formulating a research question and subquestions;
c. formulating a well-argued conclusion;
d. giving and receiving feedback;
e. responding to instructions of the lecturer.5) participate in discussions during class.
Learning objectives, pertaining to the specialization
6) The student has knowledge of a specialisation, more specifically; in the specialisation Social History: the explanation(s) of differences between groups from a comparative perspective (local, regional or international; of class, gender, ethnicity and religion) and the role of individuals, groups, companies and (intenational) organisations (including churches) in processes of inclusion and inclusion from ca. 1500 until the present day.
7) Knowledge and insight in the main concepts, the research methods and techniques of the specialisation, more specifically:
-in the specialisation Social History: of the application of concepts from the social sciences and the acquisition of insight in the interaction in social processes ased on research in both qualitative and quantitative sources.
Learning objectives, pertaining to this specific seminar
8) Knowledge of social theories related to anti-immigration
9) Ability to compare the political and public reaction to immigration in different countries
10) Ability to relate past political and public immigration debates with more recent discussions.
11) Improve students’ English oral and writing skills.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the BA History website
Mode of instruction
- Seminar (attendance required)
This means that students have to attend every session of the course. If a student is not able to attend, he is required to notify the teacher beforehand. The teacher will determine if and how the missed session can be compensated by an additional assignment. If specific restrictions apply to a particular course, the teacher will notify the students at the beginning of the semester. If a student does not comply with the aforementioned requirements, he will be excluded from the seminar.
Course Load
Total course load 10 EC x 28 hours= 280 hours
Seminar attendance: 28 hours
Time for studying the compulsory weekly literature – much of which will be relevant for the research paper (6 hours x 14): 84 hours
Time to prepare seminar presentations, the most important of which concerns the research paper: 16 hours
Time to complete assignments (8 hours x 1 for literature review, 24 hours x 1 for interview and related short essay): 32 hours
Time to write and research the first draft of the research paper: 60 hours
Time to write and research the final draft of the research paper: 60 hours
Total course load 10 EC x 28 hours = 280 hours
Assessment method
Assessment
Written paper (ca. 6000 words, based on historiography, including footnotes and bibliography)
Measured learning objectives: 2-4, 8-10Oral presentation x 2
Measured learning objectives: 2-7, 8-10Participation
Measured learning objectives: 3, 5, 8-10Assignment 1 (Literature review)
Measured learning objectives: 1-3, 8-10Assignment 2 (Interview)
Measured learning objectives: 1-3, 8-10
Weighting
Written paper: 60%
Oral presentations: 15% (1 x 5% and 1 x 10%)
Participation: 10%
Literature review: 5%
Interview: 10%
The final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average with the additional requirement that the written paper must always be sufficient.
The final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average with the additional requirement that the written paper must always be sufficient.
Deadlines
Written papers should be handed in within the given deadline, as published in the corresponding Blackboard course.
Resit
The written paper can be revised, when marked insufficient. Revision should be carried out within the given deadline, as published in the corresponding Blackboard course.
Exam review
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
publication course outline
communication of deadlines for assignments and papers
links to literature
submission of written assignments
Reading list
Most of the readings will take the form of articles that can be downloaded from the university library. The list will be distributed in advance of the first meeting via Blackboard. Primary sources will also be provided for each week.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable
Contact
Remarks
This course will be taught in English. It will give students the added advantage of enhancing their language skills.