HIST 315

Credit: 3 hours.

History of discovery, travel and tourism in Western history from classical antiquity to the present. Focus on two themes: first is the history of discovery, Greek adventures in the Mediterranean, European missionary trips to China, or modern European expansion into the Americas and the Pacific; second is the psychological and spiritual transformations that may accompany travel to foreign places. Pays special attention to how people from different cultures are able to communicate with each other and how travel writings document globalization in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Readings include original source material by travelers, fictional travel accounts, and narratives by recent historians. Also makes use of visual materials, cultural artifacts, and music as sources with much to teach us about travel encounters between cultures.

Same as RST 312.