Spring 2016  |  SOC 3505 Section 001: Transnational Migration: Networks of Power and Places (67761)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
GLOS 3705 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 220
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
How migration affects sending/receiving societies. How transnationalism or cross-border social/economic relations of individuals/households is maintained/perpetuated. Current debates on transnationalism at this stage of globalization. prereq: Soph, jr, or sr
Class Notes:
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Class Description:
How is transnationalism or cross border social and economic relations maintained and perpetuated? How are these relations affecting identity? How is current transnationalism different from earlier migration? Is this gendered, and if so, how and why? The objective of this course is to explore these questions through theoretical and case study based literature on the subject. The first part of the course provides a historical overview on migration over the last two centuries. The second section centralizes identity in terms of transnational or dispersed communities. The aim of this section is to introduce the complex web of culture, agency and structure in play when dealing with migration. The third section presents case studies on the social and economic relations of transnational communities. The nature of family connections across borders and the economic ties of those who migrated with their families in the home country is discussed. The role of gender in these relations is also explored. The final section of the course deals with the role of the nation-state in transnational migration.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Written Homework
10% Class Participation
Class Format:
50% Lecture
20% Film/Video
30% Discussion
Workload:
65 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67761/1163
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
1 April 2013

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