Course Info: CSI-0125

Course	CSI-0125 Roots and Routes
Long Title	Roots and Routes: Internally Displaced and Refugees of the Middle East
Term	2017F
Note(s)	Satisfies Distribution Textbook information
Meeting Info	Franklin Patterson Hall 104 on T,TH from 10:30-11:50
Faculty	Zumray Kutlu Tonak
Capacity	23
Available	9
Waitlist	0
Distribution(s)	Power, Community and Social Justice
Cumulative Skill(s)	Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research
Additional Info	Students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time.
Description	In this course, we examined the particularities of refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), stateless people and the changing nature of forced migration since the WWII. We also focused on the nature, causes, and consequences of contemporary forced migration waves with specific attention to the cases from the Middle East. The Middle East to be a major source of refugees while hosting a vast majority of them. According to the UNHCR, Syria together with Afghanistan and South Sudan is the largest source of refugees. Whereas Turkey, Pakistan, and Lebanon remain to be the leading three refugee-hosting countries. By exploring historical precedents to contemporary waves, students learned about different policies of the US and European countries regarding asylum procedures. Moreover, we reviewed the roles played by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the international community as a whole in addressing problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people concerning relief assistance and humanitarian services. The course material included contemporary literature and films about refugees. Students were expected to follow and discuss current affairs through newspaper clippings. Evaluations were based on participation in class discussions, three written critical responses to news items of students choice, reading and responding to the three novels listed in the syllabus, and a paper.