Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
FWIS 194 - AMERICANS ABROAD
Long Title: AMERICANS ABROAD: TRAVEL AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Why do we travel? In this course, we will consider how American writers answer this question and how traveling beyond U.S. borders challenges concepts of identity and home. As we read non-fiction and fiction travel works, we will explore what happens when someone gets bitten by the "travel bug."