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SPA 555 - Seminar in Travel Writing

Looks at texts written in or translated into Spanish by travelers of different time periods, gender, political views.  Discussion includes the nature of this literacy genre through theoretical and critical readings, its development over the centuries, and comparison to tourism.  Assignments include close readings of a variety of authors, two projects on selected focus areas (e.g. women travelers, 19th century, a Latin America region or country), and students’ own travel writing.  May be repeated for credit up to 2 times.

Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.

Credits: 3