Subjectivities on the run: mobility and migrations in the Global South

The social sciences constitute an interrelational field of study by definition. This reflects the connection that societies have with the multiple interacting ecosystemic spheres. Their complex and interrelated nature often exceeds academic logic, and although higher education programs and their lines of research are increasingly incorporating interdisciplinary proposals, most approaches continue to be overwhelmed by phenomenal nuances that are elusive through methods still anchored and restricted to disciplinary research. Migration is to return to the wandering condition of the original quest: structures, and risks/limits of the (im)equilibrium of ecosystems between human beings, society, and nature.

The issue of migration is, by definition, a complex field, encompassing a range of processes that can extend from natural migrations to forced displacements, raising questions that reach the very limits of (im)mobility. At the same time, it compels us to transcend the representational constraints, both academic and colloquial, of understanding human displacement as an inevitable fate. It is therefore necessary to propose the development of new conceptual representations to recognize subjects in transition, critiquing the victimizing view of migrants as expelled and without an agenda, and thus redefining social incorporation and integration. Mobility, an inherent characteristic for the understanding, reproduction, and possibility of human beings and the rest of nature, becomes migration, and the process/phenomenon becomes a problem when it crosses or challenges the state-centric boundaries within which the territories of the modern-colonial world have been organized. From this perspective, human (im)mobility is inherent to and representative of the characteristics,

To understand social evolution through reflection on human (in)mobilities it is necessary to cross disciplinary boundaries because while mobility and migration traverse geographical territories, social transformation crosses all socio-environmental dimensions.

The seminar will address questions surrounding the dimensions involved in (im)mobility processes; the dynamics of interaction between actors, factors, and (im)mobility processes; the dimensions that influence the emergence and proliferation of a spectrum ranging from the dynamic habitability of the world to forced displacement; the subjective transformation of these populations and their subjectivities; and other emerging issues. These questions will be addressed methodologically to provide tools for formulating research within an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary framework. Collaborative reflections will contribute to the classic categories of mobility and migration, considering the relevance of incorporating the notion of (im)mobility and permanent flight due to its analytical capacity to enhance the understanding of the complexity and interrelation between human, social, and environmental processes. This includes the various configurations of rootedness and permanence, both voluntary and forced, which lend a more structural and systemic character to understanding the processes of socio-environmental justice and sustainability.

Objective

• To imagine, share, generate and propose conceptual and methodological approaches and tools from transdisciplinarity and integrative studies from critical perspectives

Specific objectives

• To foster a space for creative discussion for transdisciplinary theoretical and methodological development that allows for a better understanding of complex socio-environmental phenomena such as (in)human (in)mobilities.
• Develop a theoretical field on interdimensionality in the processes of (in)human (in)mobilities and migration.
• To encourage the production of transdisciplinary research in the field of migration studies.

• Presentation of various transdisciplinary approaches, the constructs that identify them, and the fields of knowledge covered by their theoretical-methodological proposition.

• Deepening of the transdisciplinary theoretical and methodological framework of Basarab Nicolescu

• Wandering gazes. Migrations and displacements

• The journey through the dialogic horizon

• Global South. Human constructions of the migration narrative

• Pragmatic dilution of the steps, encounters, stumbles, and discoveries during migratory experiences

• Detection of inflection points produced by migration within the framework of building systems for socio-environmental justice.

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The basic requirements for taking a seminar are:

• Availability of at least 4 hours per week to dedicate to the seminar course.
• Internet access.
• Reasonable handling of communication and computer tools.
• Language proficiency in the language in which the course will be taught. The official languages ​​are Spanish and Portuguese.

The seminars last 12 weeks, plus the completion of a final project. A total of 90 hours of dedication will be credited.

A course consists of twelve classes, each accompanied by required reading bibliography, supplementary bibliography, discussion forums and training activities proposed by the teaching team, partial deliveries and a final project.
The course is online and asynchronous. Some instructors may propose synchronous activities. In those cases, the time and date will be agreed upon beforehand between the teaching team and the students to ensure everyone's participation.
To pass the seminar, you must participate in at least 80% of the discussion forums and activities proposed by the teachers, have completed the scheduled partial deliveries, and pass the final work.

The possible payment methods are credit card, bank transfer and bank deposit.