College of Arts and Sciences
Islamic World Studies Program
University of South Carolina
Panel on the
Syrian Refugee Crisis
This panel will explore the causes and consequences of the Syrian refugee crisis and will put
this crisis, and U.S. reactions to it, in a broader historical context. Panelists will offer insights
into the sources of instability in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East; the role of international
law in defining refugees; the history of refugee resettlement in the U.S.; the contemporary
politics of refugee resettlement; and the experiences of those seeking refuge from civil conflict.
Dr. Byron R. McCane
Department of Religion,
Wofford College
Dr. Laura Barbas-Rhoden
Department of Modern
Languages, Literatures and
Cultures, Wofford College
Dr. Phil Dorroll
Department of Religion,
Wofford College
Dr. Mark Byrnes
Department of History,
Wofford College
Dr. Breanne Grace
College of Social Work,
U of SC
http://www.walkerinstitute.sc.edu
WEDNESDAY
Nov
11
Dr. Rajeev Bais
School of Medicine,
U of SC
6:30 pm
light refreshments preceding
Carolina Room,
17th floor
Capstone Building
902 Barnwell St
The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution.
This event is open to the public.