Summer Institute
Summer Institute on Migration and Identity
Photo credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Students from both 果酱视频 and other universities in Canada and around the world were invited to Halifax for the聽 from 3rd 鈥� 14th June.聽 Classroom sessions for this for-credit course took place not just at 果酱视频 University but also at the聽, which provides an unparalleled learning experience through its exhibits, displays, artifacts and oral history clips.聽 Specialist instructors included academics and curators with extensive knowledge of, and expertise in, the field.聽
This intensive, international course aimed to bring together students and researchers from different countries and backgrounds to explore key issues and experiences relating to migration and identity in Europe and Canada.聽 Using a comparative, multidisciplinary and experiential approach, the institute combined seminar-style lectures, discussions, case studies, activities and field trips in and beyond Halifax.聽 A mix of individual and group work enabled students to learn about the fundamental issues as well as examine in more depth a topic of particular interest to them, making the most of the museum's unique setting and collection.聽
Check out the sidebar聽for further information and resources, and see the JMEUCE's Photo Gallery for pictures of both the 2024 and inaugural summer institutes.聽 Questions can also be directed to聽jmeuce@dal.ca.聽This institute was offered by the JMEUCE in collaboration with聽聽and the聽,聽with funding from the European Union.
