An enormous thank you to my advisor, Professor Ioana Emy Matesan. Your thorough and thoughtful feedback and insight has driven this thesis at every point, and beyond the project itself, working with you has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my senior year. You have constantly gone above and beyond what is expected of a thesis advisor, affirmed the value of my project, and helped me find new directions. I am beyond grateful to know you and to have had the opportunity to work with you. Thank you to my parents, Jim Smith and Lori Carswell, for inspiring me to pursue my interests. Beyond this thesis alone, you have both been wholeheartedly supportive of every decision in my college experience, from going to a school far from home to studying in the Middle East. Your unwavering encouragement has meant the world. To my sister, Alison Smith, as well: I am thankful to have you all as my family. Thank you to Nick Guthrie, the best partner, for reading this thesis from start to finish, constantly affirming my ability to carry it out, encouraging me to remain levelheaded throughout the process, and helping me handle every aspect of senior year. Thank you to 49 Home and the College of Social Studies class of 2017 for going through this process and senior year with me. Rebecca Hutman, it has been wonderful to be your life partner at Wesleyan. Annie Flom, thank you for keeping me sane. Thank you to everyone in the Wesleyan Refugee Project for bringing your efforts, energy, and diverse perspectives to carry out constructive work on campus. Thank you to Cole Phillips and Sophie Zinser who helped me envision both this thesis and WRP at their early stages. To