The Bible & Migration
FULL COURSE DESCRIPTION
Subject: Diaspora & Transnational Studies
Course Code: DTS199H1F
Time: Thursday 16:00 – 18:00
From the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden to the border-crossings in the book of Ruth and the journey of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, the Bible speaks powerfully and in many voices about the experience of displacement and migration. These stories continue to play a complex and important role in modern literature and contemporary debates about migration and migrants. Our course will explore biblical narratives and laws about sojourners, strangers, foreigners, refugees and migrants, follow the paths of these travelers into later religious and political discourse, and attend to the reverberations of these journeys in contemporary art, literature and political discourse.
GOOD TO KNOW
Pre-requisites:
none
Co-requisites:
none
Exclusions:
none
Recommended Preparation:
none
Breadth designation:
Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
CR/NCR:
Not eligible for CR/NCR option
Restrictions:
Restricted to first-year students
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IN THE NEWS
Pamela Klassen
Naomi Seidman
“The Bais Yaakov Project”
FYF instructor Naomi Seidman is one member of the Bais Yaakov project team, dedicated to collecting and digitizing historical materials related to the educational movement.
