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Topic

Lit. of Migration:Displacement

Instructors

Refqa Abu-Remaileh

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 1-212: Tues, Su 10:00AM - 11:15AM (AST)

Overview of class

The past century has witnessed the displacement and dispersal around the globe of millions, forced from their homelands by factors such as war, persecution, environmental change, and socio-economic deprivation. With over 200 million people now living outside their country of origin, displacement has become the norm of our contemporary age. In this course we will examine a range of literary texts as well as film in order to consider what it means to belong in a world in which so many people are on the move. Key issues will include how identity is constructed and contested in displacement, particularly in relation to place/space, gender, and memory, as well as conceptions of home in a migratory world.

Registration Requirements

• Prerequisites: None


• Sophomores and above


• open for cross-registration

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for sophomore, juniors, and seniors only.
Add Consent: Department Consent Required