Course Description
Explores modes of population displacement in the ancient Mediterranean world, with a focus on Classical Antiquity, examining forced migration, deportation, human trafficking, and exile, and analyzing their social, economic, and political consequences. The course additionally introduces students to data collection, analysis, and visualization techniques to study patterns of displacement.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to write a detailed research paper on a chosen topic or theme that will demonstrate advanced research skills and engagement with the primary and secondary source material (ancient and modern).
Athena Title
Displacement in Antiquity
Prerequisite
CLAS 1000 or CLAS 1000E or CLAS 1000H or CLAS 1010 or CLAS 1010E or CLAS 1010H or CLAS 1020 or CLAS 1020E or CLAS 1020H or CLAS 3000 or CLAS 3010 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015E or CLAS 3030 or CLAS 3040 or CLAS3050 or permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to differentiate between various forms of displacement, including deportation, human trafficking, and colonization.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to assemble, organize, and interpret case studies of displacement from Mediterranean Classical Antiquity and Egypt.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to produce visualizations of displacement data using digital tools.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify and assess similarities and differences in displacement practices across different ancient cultures and empires.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to critically assess the flow of information from scholarship to cultural producers via examples from popular movies and video gaming.
Topical Outline
- I. Introduction to Population Displacement
- II. Deportation in the Ancient Near East and Egypt
- III. Classical Greece – War and Forced Migration
- IV. Rome – Conquest and Mass Deportation
- V. Human Trafficking and the Ancient Slave Trade
- VI. Voluntary Colonization vs. Forced Relocation in the Greek World
- VII. Refugees and Exiles in Hellenistic Egypt
- VIII. Displacement Due to Natural Disasters and Famine
- IX. Legal and Social Status of Displaced Populations
- X. Displacement of Peoples by Ancient Empires
- XI. Long-Term Consequences of Displacement in the Ancient World
- XII. Ancient population displacements in contemporary pop culture and gaming
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
