Is migration a crisis or a fundamental facet of humanity? Migration is framed as a crisis when it challenges ideas about who belongs where. If we think of "place" as a geographical location tied to a particular community, movement to another place challenges assumptions about belonging and connections. If "place" is governed by the state, then migration will likely be constructed as a crisis. Two facts question this framing. First, international migration has remained stable since 1950 (about 3 percent of the world's population). What has changed since then is the direction of migration and the proportion going to different places. Second, migration has been a basic survival strategy throughout human history. Literary accounts from Homer's Odyssey to Hamid's Exit West wrestle with migration's causes and consequences. Taking this longer view, the course examines historical and contemporary fiction about migration and the making of borders. Given Spain's contemporary position as the "southern border of Europe", students will examine how it constructs migration as a crisis through infrastructure and discourse.