USGG 2094 - World Literature II: Road Trip Buddies, Sea Voyages, and Migrant Dreams (0 Credit Hours)

The Iberian Peninsula is a gateway to international travel. It has been occupied by the Celts, the Romans, Moorish Muslims and Napoleon. It’s home to the Camino de Santiago, a famous pilgrimage trail, and it was the place from which navigators launched the navel explorations that would initiate the Age of Discovery and European expansion. Inspired by Spain and Portugal’s place in international history and culture, this class will explore world literature through the lens
of travel, migration and movement. We’ll start off by looking at 15th and 16th-century narratives of travel on foot and then at literature of the sea. After that, our readings will explore contact, encounter and conflict as we travel from the 17th to the 19th century with explorers and colonizers. Finally, we’ll listen to the voices of people who were impacted by travel, including the enslaved, the colonized and the revolutionaries.

Is Course Repeatable: No