AMST 43143 - American Travels

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

What does it mean to travel or to call oneself a traveler? This and several other deceptively simple questions will frame this senior seminar: What do we want when we travel? What is travel's significance to American cultures, places, and identities? Rather than a traditional history of American travel, this course will challenge students to explore travel's power to transform landscapes, cultures, and practices. We will consider, for example, the invention of Las Vegas in the 1950s and the fact that we can now visit "Paris" in the Nevada desert; similarly, we will explore what it means to visit "Main Street USA" at a giant theme park in suburban Paris. From destinations such as beaches to ski slopes to urban centers, this course will also explore the intimacies between travel and various modes of identity - including race, class, gender, sexuality, and nation. Students will write short reflection papers and will produce a final research project.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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