This course explores different forms of travel writing from 1492 until 1820 to understand mobility as a complex gendered and racialized experience.
When we talk about “adventurers,” “explorers,” or “travelers,” we tend to imagine them embodied in a masculine figure. In this course, we will focus on the limits of this idea of travel, analyzing travel as a gendered and racialized experience. Throughout the semester, we will study different types of mobility, travel, and travel literature created by different people in and about Latin America, from 1492 until 1820. These various travelogues will serve as the basis for discussing the complexities of gender, race, and caste in relation to travel, empire, and literature. We will also discuss different theoretical approaches, seeking to deepen and enrich our academic proficiency in the Spanish language.
T/TH 9:30-10:50 AM; G18 LCLB
CRN: 54425
Instructor: Yamile Ferreira