PERIODS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE 40 - Special Topics:Genres

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Dartmouth College

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10W: 2A This course will study texts from a generic perspective, concentrating on a particular genre or subgenre that stands outside the broad categories of poetry, drama and narrative. In 10W, Travelers in the Mind: European Travel Writing from Antiquity to the 21st Century. Travel writing has recently become a focus for formal analysis and theorization in several disciplines. It is a rich resource for studying representations of identity and difference, gender, race and power. In this course we study travel writing from antiquity to the present, including topics such as pilgrimage; travel writing and ethnography; the Grand Tour; travel and empire; women travelers; tourism. Secondary readings may include: Todorov, Said, Porter, Clifford, Pratt, Gikandi, Hulme, Youngs, de Certeau. WCult: CI. Williamson.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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