DHIS 27A45 - People on the move: Migration, Displacement and Exile in the late 19th century-late 1940s

This course explores mobility through the lens of institutional and structural developments that shaped migration flows within, out of, and back to Europe and the Americas from the late nineteenth century to the late 1940s. It employs various case studies to demonstrate that population movements can be fully understood only within the social and historical contexts of political struggles, border changes, economic factors, demographic realities, gender roles, and cultural influences, all of which have contributed to Europe’s history. The course considers “Europe” in a broader sense, comparing developments in the eastern and western regions and their overseas colonial territories. Students are encouraged to focus on the human experiences of migration, displacement, and exile, and draw parallels to the modern world. To validate the course, students will prepare and present a group project on a specific prompt and submit an individual research paper by semester’s end.