| Course Info | Class Number: 1053
This course will critically approach the various ways that people have traveled to and within the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa in the medieval and modern periods. It will explore the many reasons that induced people to travel by looking at travelogues produced by these various travelers, the material culture of travel (e.g. pilgrimage scrolls, architecture and infrastructure that facilitated travel and lodging, movement of commodities, postcards, etc.), and scholarly work on travel, tourism, and migration more broadly. This course will include travels by merchants, pilgrims, adventurers, scholars, conquering armies, imperial powers, oil tycoons, and refugees.
Approach: Writing Attentive;
Enrollment Cap: 15; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the
following criteria will be used for the lottery:
Concentration/Major/Minor by class Seniors, Juniors and then Sophomores |
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