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ANTH 117a: Global Migration and Transnational Communities

Resources for your final project for ANTH 117a, "Global Migration and Transnational Communities: Anthropological Perspectives," taught by Grazia Deng in Fall 2024.

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Slides from Nov. 4 class

Browse or Search within One Scholarly Journal (Academic Works)

Each of the journals listed below publishes articles on the topic of migration.  You can browse recent issues for a sense of what is published in each journal, or you can search within the journal for articles that contain one or more of your keywords.

Search for Scholarly Articles in a Subject-Specific Database (Academic Works)

Subject-specific databases pull together many journals within a particular subject area (e.g., Anthropology) or across a few related subject areas (e.g., the social sciences).  A subject-specific databases allows you to search for articles across many journals at the same time.

Search for Media Coverage

News databases allow you to search for articles across thousands of media outlets at the same time.  The library also provides access to specific publications, such as the New York Times Digital Edition, and many historical newspapers as well.

See all our News and Media databases in order to find one that is useful for your project.

Browse Documents in Primary Source Databases

Primary source databases can include all kinds of content that may be classified as "primary sources:" historical newspapers, audio files and transcripts from radio shows, letters and diaries, photographs, videos, government documents, and much more.

See all our primary source databases to find one that may be useful for your project.

Migration Data and Research Reports