6345 - Gender, Power, and Migration
Course information
Title
Gender, Power, and Migration
Course number
6345.24
Academic year
2024-2025
ECTS
10.00
Level
Bachelor
Faculties
History and Social Sciences
Educations
BSSc in Political Science, BA in History, BSSc in Social Sciences
Prerequisites
Introductory level in Social Science (2 years) or equivalent qualifications
Language of instruction
Faroese
Registration
Students on the fifth semester of Bachelor of Social Science in Social Science are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Student Service Center at lss@setur.fo
Beginning date
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
End date
Monday, November 18, 2024
Academic content
Purpose
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the field of Gender, Power, and Migration. And how power relations between countries (Global North and Global South) have an impact on individuals and migration. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach to both gender and migration theories to provide students with analytical tools for understanding and analyzing how social structures impact gender, power and migration.
Learning outcomes
After completed course, students must demonstrate that they are able to: • Explain and discuss different migration theories and the reasons for migration. • Explain how social structures have an different impact on individuals according to where they come from • Explain the power relations between Global North and Global South • Engage in critical discussion using feminist theories and post colonial feminist theories • Explain and discuss different migration theories and different reasons to why migration takes place • Analyse gender and migration by using an interdisciplinary approach
Content
• Gender theories and social constructions of gender roles according to place and space. • Impact of migration on gender, work and moblity between Global North and South • Theories and different concepts on migration and the dymanics of migration /who migrates and why? • Gender relations and inequalities across bordersThe role of transnational activism and networks in addressing gender based oppression • Feminism and post colonial feminism theories in order to understand power, inequality and marginalisation • Theories on masculinity and change in masculinity – The Faroe Islands will be used as case study • Migration and migration politics in the Faroe Islands
Learning and teaching approaches
Lectures, presentations, group work, and discussion.
Assessment
Assessment method
Written homeassignment approx. 4500 words (broyta til heimauppgáva)
Examination (internal/external)
External
Grading scale
7-scale
Exam date/dates
The exam is set for the 19th of November, 2024
Deadline for withdrawal from exam
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
Academic responsibility
Runa Preeti Ísfeld
Teachers
Vár Eydnudóttir, Runa Preeti Ísfeld
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