AP/HIST 3356 6.00

Greeks in the World. A history of Greek migration and diaspora in the 20th Century

This course examines the history of migration from Greece to North America, Australia and Europe from the end of the nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century using case studies, concepts and theories of migration. Students will discuss in the online forum and in their essays: the causes and conditions of migration and the migration experience, the shifts in the study of migration history from socio-economic factors to the history of individuals; the economic conditions and state policies in Greece and the various destination countries; the creation of immigrant communities, the role of the Church, politics and relations with other immigrant groups. The course will draw comparisons with immigrant groups whose experience resembles the Greek one. Specific topics include: gendered migration and ‘picture brides’, repatriation and relations with Greece as homeland, racism and assimilation, anti-Greek riots and their consequences.