For my project, I plan to look at the movement of political ideas in the context of the 2011 Arab Spring. Starting in Tunisia and looking at other countries like Libya, Egypt, Yemen, and Syria during this time, I plan to be able map the movement of revolutions across this region, and end by looking at where people went after being displaced by the conflicts. This topic is interesting to me because it is such an interesting case study on globalization and how “travel” in the modern world can be accomplished sometimes without even leaving your home. People can still connect with other people from different countries creating a new kind of connection and travel that have real implications for governments and conflicts.

I think this map will intersect nicely with the material we have been covering in class by showing how ideas can travel and influence culture and society like people do. I can look at my classmate’s definitions like “citizen” and “cosmopolitan” and include readings by Leila Ahmed. I look forward to finding literature and art to discuss the Arab Spring because the sentimental pleas made by revolutionaries were very important human connections in this political event.