With the city of London as its focus, this Education Abroad course (ENGLISH 4554: English Studies and Global Human Rights) will explore global migration in the context of the current crisis around refugees. Framed around five key terms – migration, suspicion, crisis, exhaustion and fusion — we will study cultural representations (art, literature, film, theatre, exhibitions and photography) with an emphasis on London’s rich history of immigration and present emphases on national security. We will study national and international policies and debates and meet with London organizations that work with refugees.

This course will be led by Wendy S. Hesford and Amy Shuman. Wendy S. Hesford is a professor of English and the faculty director of the Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme. Hesford is interested in the transformative role that critical human rights literacy plays in exposing the violence of representation, revealing hidden, repressed and silenced stories. Amy Shuman is a professor of English and specializes in narrative, literacy, political asylum, disability, food customs, feminist theory and critical theory. 

Course dates

This is a four-week course that will take place during summer session I, from May 9-24, 2020.

Learn more

• September 12, 2-6 p.m. | Ohio State Education Abroad Expo
  Archie Griffin East Ballroom (Ohio Union)
• October 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Information session
  Denney Hall 311
• October 24, 4-5 p.m. | Information session
  Denney Hall 311
• November 4, 4-6 p.m., ASC Study Abroad Fair
  Great Hall Meeting Room (Ohio Union)

For specific information about eligibility, the application process, program cost, grants and scholarships, visit the Education Abroad course page.

Application deadline

January 2, 2020