Course Content (Syllabus)
The Refugee Question in Greece (19th - 20th century)
The subject of the course is the refugee flows to Greece from the years of the Greek Revolution until 1940. It examines the institutions, decisions and procedures of the Greek state, from its foundation onwards, in dealing with the refugee question. Particular emphasis is given to the Greeks of the East (Anatolia) who became refugees before and after 1922, as a result of geopolitical developments in the first decades of the 20th century. In the context of the course, issues of care, settlement and rehabilitation of refugees, the role and contribution of Greek and foreign charitable organizations, collective refugee memory and refugee identity are discussed.
Students will learn about the issue of refugee flows in Greece (19th-20th century), become familiar with the relevant literature, archival sources and maps of the period through the Greek and foreign Archives and the relevant digital databases.