Anthropology 249 - Travel,Tourism,and Anthropology

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Bard College

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This course considers travel as a cultural practice and focuses on the link between travel writing and ethnography. Examples of travelers' writings from the 19th century to the present are examined to reveal how personal, group, and national identities have been constructed through travel. The course evaluates some of the ethical dilemmas that tourism poses, explores the concept of travel as a rite of passage, and scrutinizes writings from exile and diaspora communities that challenge the master narrative of European travel from "center" to "periphery." Readings incluJamaica Kincaid's A Small Place, Claude Lévi-Strauss's Tristes Tropiques, andMary Louise Pratt's Imperial Eyes, as well as fiction, ethnography, travelogues, and theoretical works.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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