SWREN 416RTransnational Social Work and Transmigration
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
In this course, you will explore the impact of transnationalism on social work theories and practices. You will examine how transnational institutions and structures shape lives in the current global context, focusing on the relationship between transnationalism and transmigration. Understanding that more people lead transnational lives, you will consider how social work can support this shift. You will examine social work theories and practices that bridge the global and local levels. You will consider current transnational activism through an examination of global inequality as rooted in colonialism and imperialism. You will also address the oversight in migration literature, which is often disconnected from Indigenous Peoples and their lands. You will fill this gap by exploring how social work can connect transmigration to Indigenous sovereignty and anticolonial projects.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Enrolled in 3G-BA (SDS) & H-BSW Double Degree, 4G-BA (SDS) & H-BSW Double Degree, or H-BA (SDS) & H-BSW Double Degree
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