Geog 741 Population Geography Spring 2007 Course Outline

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1 Geog 741 Population Geography Spring 2007 Course Outline Population geography differs from other subfields in that it focuses on the geography of people their settlement and migration patterns, and their impact on the social, political, economic, and cultural landscapes. The landscape itself is not the focus of research, setting this apart from other fields of human geography. However, population research contributes strongly to every other geographic subfield. Each week we will discuss theoretical and/or empirical studies in the field of population geography. Some of the articles are considered seminal works and will be regularly cited by more recent studies. These articles will be posted on the course BlackBoard site by week that they will be discussed. Each week you will need to read all the articles and post a readings response on a discussion board. The reading responses are due by the Monday evening before each class. This will help you be prepared to be actively involved in class discussions. Each week you will take turns leading discussions on particular articles. I will create discussion boards each week to allow you to continue discussions throughout the week. There are two additional writing assignments for this course. As a midterm paper and presentation, you will be choosing a population geographer and writing a review of his or her research in terms of topics, paradigms and methodologies. This will involve more than just obtaining and submitting a copy of this person s curriculum vitae. You will need to read articles he or she has written in order to intelligently discuss his or her work. Select a scholar who is at least an associate professor, assuring that the person has a substantial publication record. You will need to discuss at least 10 articles beyond what we read in class if you select someone whose work we are discussing. As a final project, each of you will also be writing a research paper that will follow the format of a journal article. It will include a conceptual framework (existing or one you develop), a literature review to support your framework, and some form of empirical study, quantitative or qualitative, to address a question within your framework. Research papers will be presented to the class at the end of the semester. All papers are due on the day of the final (May 22) by 8:15. No incompletes will be given except in cases of legitimate emergencies (hospitalization, death in the family or the like)!!! Research papers can link to other courses you may be taking. I encourage you to link it to your thesis research or to test a potential thesis topic. Grading: Class discussions and preparation: 40% Midterm paper 20% Midterm presentation 10% Final paper 20% Presentation of research 10% Class Hours: Tuesday 5:35-8:15 Instructor: Prof. Ines Miyares Office: HN 1045 Department Office: HN 1006 Telephone: (212) imiyares@hunter.cuny.edu Office Hours: By appointment Week 1 Introduction to course/intro to Census Bureau website

2 Week 2 Population Geography and Migration Theory Trewartha, G. T A case for population geography. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 43(2): Lee, E. S A theory of migration. Demography 3: Roseman, C. C Migration as a spatial and temporal process. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 61(3): Dorigo, G. and Tobler, W Push-Pull Migration Laws. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 73(1): Airriess, C.A. and Miyares, I.M Exploring Contemporary Ethnic Geographies. In Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America, eds. I.M. Miyares and C.A. Airriess. Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, Week 3 Migration Processes Wolpert, J The Decision Process in Spatial Context. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 54(4): DaVanzo, J. S. and Morrison, P. A Return and other sequences of migration. Demography 18(1): Zelinsky, W The hypothesis of mobility transition. The Geographical Review 61(2):1-31. McHugh, K, et al Multiple Residence and Cyclical Migration: A Life Course Perspective. Professional Geographer 47(3): Plane, D.A Migration Drift. The Professional Geographer 51(1):1-10. Week 4 Population Geography Research Methods I McHugh, K. E Inside, Outside, Upside Down, Backward, Forward, Round and Round: A Case for Ethnographic Studies in Migration. Progress in Human Geography. 24(1): Findlay, A.M. and Li, F.L.N Methodological Issues in Researching Migration. The Professional Geographer 51(1): Graham, E Breaking Out: The Opportunities and Challenges of Multi-Method Research in Population Geography. The Professional Geographer 51(1): Lawson, V Arguments within geographies of movement: the theoretical potential of migrants stories. Progress in Human Geography 24 (2): Mountz, A., Miyares, I.M., Wright, R.A., and Bailey, A.J. Methodologically becoming: power, knowledge, and team research. Gender, Place and Culture 10(1): Week 5 Population Geography Research Methods II Winchester, H. P. M Interviews and Questionnaires as Mixed Methods in Population Geography: The Case of Lone Fathers in Newcastle, Australia. The Professional Geographer 51(1): Skop, E The Methodological Potential of Focus Groups in Population Geography. Population, Space and Place 12: Silvey, R. and Lawson, V Placing the Migrant. The Professional Geographer 51(1): Long, L. and Nucci, A The Hoover Index of Population Concentration: A Correction and Update. The Professional Geographer 49(4):

3 Week 6 Population Geographies of Labor Cooke, T. J. and Bailey, A. J Family Migration and the Employment of Married Women and Men. Economic Geography 72(1) Boyle, P., et al A Cross-national Comparison of the Impact of Family Migration on Women s employment Status. Demography 38(2): Preston, V. and McLafferty, S Spatial mismatch research in the 1990s: progress and potential. Papers in Regional Science 78: Preston, V. et al Geographical Barriers to Employment for American-Born and Immigrant Workers. Urban Studies 35(3): Wright, R. et al Legal Status, Gender and Employment among Salvadorans in the US. International Journal of Population Geography 6: Week 7 Age-Cohort Specific Patterns McHugh, K. E Seasonal migration as a substitute for, or precursor to, permanent migration. Research on Aging 12(2): McHugh, K. E. and Mings, R. C The circle of migration: Attachment to place in aging. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Rowles, G. D Between worlds: A relocation dilemma for the Appalachian elderly. International Journal of Aging and Human Development 7(4): Morrison, P. A Is Aging in Place a blueprint for the future? unpublished manuscript. Plane, D. A. and Rogerson, P. A Tracking the baby boom, baby bust, and the echo generations: How age composition regulates US migration. Professional Geographer 43(4): Week 8 Midterm presentations and papers due. Week 9 Immigrants and Refugees I: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations Zelinsky, W. and Lee, B. A Heterolocalism: An alternative model of the sociospatial behavior of immigrant ethnic communities. International Journal of Population Geography 4(4): Wright, R. and Ellis, M Race, Region and the Territorial Politics of Immigration in the US. International Journal of Population Geography 6(3): Miyares, I.M. and Airriess, C.A Creating Contemporary Ethnic Geographies: A Review of Immigration Law. In Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America, eds. I.M. Miyares and C.A. Airriess. Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, Ellis, M What Future for Whites? Population Projections and Racialised Imaginaries in the US. International Journal of Population Geography 7(3): Zelinsky, W. Seeing Beyond the Dominant Culture (with responses). Places 7(1): We have the following 3 weeks off 2 Tuesdays for Spring Break (04/02-04/10) and 1 week for AAG. Use this time to work on your papers, especially if you will not be at AAG. Week 12 Immigrants and Refugees II: Migration and Race and Ethnicity Deskins, D. R Morphogenesis of a Black ghetto. Urban Geography 2(2): Cromartie, J. and Stack, C. B A reinterpretation of Black return migration to the South, Geographical Review 79:

4 McHugh, K. E., Miyares, I. M., and Skop, E The Magnetism of Miami: Segmented Paths and Cuban Migration. The Geographical Review 87 (4): Clark, W.A.V Large-scale Immigration and Political Response: Popular Reaction in California. International Journal of Population Geography 4(1):1-10. Wright, R. and Ellis, M Race, Region and the Territorial Politics of Immigration in the US. International Journal of Population Geography 6: Week 13 Immigrants and Refugees III: Settlement Patterns Skop, E Mapping Race and Ethnicity: The Influences of James Allen. APCG Yearbook 68: Miyares, I. M Changing Perceptions of Space and Place as Measures of Hmong Acculturation. The Professional Geographer 49(2): Clark, W.A.V. and Blue, S Race, Class, and Segregation Patterns in US Immigrant Gateway Cities. Urban Affairs Review 39(6): Palm, R Ethnic Segmentation of Real Estate Agent Practice in the Urban Housing Market. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 75(1): Teixeira, C Ethnicity, Housing Search, and the Role of the Real Estate Agent: A Study of Portuguese and Non-Portuguese Real Estate Agents in Toronto. Professional Geographer 47(2): Miyares, I. M. and Gowen, K. S Recreating Boundaries: The Geography of Latin American Immigrants to New York City. CLAG Yearbook : Week 14 Immigrants and Refugees IV: Transnational and Undocumented Migrants Jones, R. C Channelization of undocumented Mexican migrants to the U.S. Economic Geography 58(2): Harner, J. P Continuity amidst change: Undocumented Mexican migration to Arizona. Professional Geographer 47(4): Jones, R. C Immigration reform and migrant flows: Compositional and spatial changes in Mexican migration after the Immigration Reform Act of Annals of the Association of American Geographers 85(4): Bailey, A.J., et al (Re)Producing Salvadoran Transnational Geographies. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 92(1): Miyares, I. M. et al The Interrupted Circle: Truncated Transnationalism and the Salvadoran Experience. Journal of Latin American Geography 2(1): Week 15 Immigrants and Refugees V: New Immigrant Gateways Singer, A The Rise of New Immigrant Gateways. The Brookings Institution: Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. Benton-Short, L., et al Globalization from Below: The Ranking of Global Immigrant Cities. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 29(4): Price, M., et al The World Settles In: Washington, DC as an Immigrant Gateway. Urban Geography 26(1): Li, W Building Ethnoburbia: The emergence and manifestation of the Chinese ethnoburb in Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley. Journal of Asian American Studies 2(1): Skop, E. and Li. W Asians in America s Suburbs: Patterns and Consequences of Settlement. The Geographical Review 95(2):

5 Week 16 Final presentations May 22 Final papers due