AMST 401 - American Travel Narratives

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This senior seminar will focus on travel to and across America from the colonial period through the present, expanding how we think of travel and its place in American literature and consciousness. Readings will cover a broad sweep of topics and time periods, including: Native traditions of migration, colonial encounters in the "New" world, slave narratives of the middle passage, narratives of western exploration, and European immigrant narratives. We will explore a full range of media: written forms, oral traditions, and consider the extent to which film, television, and the internet have provided new forums for recounting travel. At the core of the course will be a consideration of how stories of travel confirm or challenge individual, local, and national identities. 1.00 units, Seminar

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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