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ENGL 546

TOPIC IN TRAVEL WRITING BEFORE 1800

3 credits.

Examination of aspects of travel literature before 1800. It will pay attention to texts written by travelers of many stripes - pilgrims, missionaries, crusaders, counselors, merchants, and dreamers. It will explore how writers narrate relations between the familiar and the strange, the near and far. And it will ask students to consider the relationship of geography to conceptions of personal and collective identity. How do travel writers represent "us" and "them," "self" and "other"? Who claims space, who characterizes it, and on what grounds?

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique travel literature as a genre before 1800. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore how writers react to and narrate their travel experiences, and the relationship of geography to conceptions of personal and collective identity. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique travel literature as a genre before 1800. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore how writers react to and narrate their travel experiences, and the relationship of geography to conceptions of personal and collective identity. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate

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