SOC 295
ST: Immigration & Transntnlsm
Grinnell College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
Special Topic: Immigration and Transnationalism. The course will begin with an overview of relevant topics in the field of international migration including: the distinctions between economic migrants, political refugees as well as populations currently being displaced by environmental disasters (earthquakes, droughts, etc); explanations for why migration occurs; its social, political, economic, and cultural impacts; the second generation and their modes of incorporation; how migration is gendered and its effects on identities; diasporas, citizenship and transnational alliances. Prerequisite: SOC-111.
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
01
9 openSeats: 11/20 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Mo We · 8:00 – 9:20 AM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Humanities and Social Studies S3321
- Instructor
- Xavier Escandell
Section notes
Writing intensive. Faculty will give substantial oral and/or written feedback to students on writing assignments and provide students with opportunities to apply that feedback to future assignments or revisions. At least 50% of the final grade is based on graded writing assignments.
02
FullSeats: 22/22 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Mo We · 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Humanities and Social Studies N2116
- Instructor
- Sharon Quinsaat
Section notes
Data Intensive. Develop an informed critical or theoretical perspective on the social impact of data collection, including the social construction of data production, and the use of algorithmic techniques to process that data. Writing intensive. Faculty will give substantial oral and/or written feedback to students on writing assignments and provide students with opportunities to apply that feedback to future assignments or revisions. At least 50% of the final grade is based on graded writing assignments.
03
4 openSeats: 18/22 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Tu Th · 2:40 – 4:00 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Humanities and Social Studies N1116
- Instructor
- Olga Correa
Section notes
Cross-list EDU-295-01. Writing intensive. Faculty will give substantial oral and/or written feedback to students on writing assignments and provide students with opportunities to apply that feedback to future assignments or revisions. At least 50% of the final grade is based on graded writing assignments.