HIST266
SEM: REFUGEES
Also listed under 1 other title
- SEMINAR: REFUGEES
- Department
- History
- Terms offered
- 7
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Debates about the "Refugee Question" have shaped government policies and people's lives throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Our course will examine the history of refugees and displaced peoples to, from, and within Europe. Through readings of fiction, memoir, art, film, and contemporary scholarship, students will explore: (1) the creation of stateless peoples through war, genocide, and population transfer; (2) the evolution of "refugee" as a legal category; (3) the experiences of stateless and displaced peoples, including forced removal, transit, encounters with new homes, and nostalgia for the places they left behind; and (4) the long-term consequences of forced migration for the segments of the population who remain settled and experience the absence of those peoples who were forced to flee. Each of these areas of interest has global and present-day reverberations for ongoing discussions of migration, borders, and diversity in Europe, the United States, and beyond.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2013–2023
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2030 Spring: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 20% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 20% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 22% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 11% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2013 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Cohen-Lasry House SEM 20072004
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Frances Tanzer | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 14 enrolled | 22531 |
| Spring 2022 | Frances Tanzer | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 14 enrolled | 31818 |
| Fall 2020 | Frances Tanzer | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 14 enrolled | 27859 |
| Fall 2018 | Frances Tanzer | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 14 enrolled | 26516 |
| Fall 2015 | Deborah Dwork | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 14 enrolled | 24606 |
| Fall 2007 | Deborah Dwork | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 14 enrolled | 24839 |
| Spring 2004 | Deborah Dwork | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 20 enrolled | 31398 |