Course Title:
Research Seminar in Travel Literature
Course Description:
Studies some of the major theoretical works on travel literature and on encounters with the “other” in general. Travel literature is a crucial source that historians can utilize to examine a number of topics extending from national identity to the development of ethnography to perceptions of gender. Examines some of the sources available to graduate students in a variety of fields in preparation for writing papers, and discusses a variety of methodological approaches for analyzing primary source material. Then concentrates on a research paper to be turned in at the end of the semester, with students presenting their research sequentially through the course of the term.
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Summer 2 Offering:
None
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Repeatable:
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