Spring 2027

Topic in Travel Writing Before 1800

Examines pre-1800 travel literature by pilgrims, missionaries, and others, exploring narratives of the familiar vs. strange and geography's role in identity.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.81 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.74 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and critique travel literature as a genre before 1800.

  • Explore how writers react to and narrate their travel experiences, and the relationship of geography to conceptions of personal and collective identity.

  • Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.

  • Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.

  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.

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ENGL 546

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.81 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.74 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Travel literature before 1800
  • Texts by pilgrims, missionaries, crusaders, counselors, merchants, and dreamers
  • Narratives of the familiar vs. strange and near vs. far
  • Geography and personal/collective identity
  • Representation of self/other and claims to space

Skills

  • Apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts.
  • Convey critical analysis through writing.
  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language underlying belief construction.

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Dataset & model

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