Semester Dates (Massey University)
- Beginning of Semester 1 (Wk 1): Monday 22nd February 2021
- Mid-semester Break: Friday 2nd April – Friday 16th April 2021
- End of Teaching (Wk 12): Friday 28th May 2021
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Lecture 1:
Who? Where? How? What? Why?
Anthology texts to read:
- Bruce Chatwin. from In Patagonia (1977)
- Peter Wells. 'Grin like a Dog' (1998)
Workshop: Where have you been?
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Lecture 2:
Who?
Ethnographer
Ethnographer
Anthology texts to read:
- Charles Darwin. from Charles Darwin’s Beagle Diary (1831-36)
- Mary Louise Pratt. ‘Fieldwork in Common Places’ (1986)
Workshop: Reasons for travel
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Lecture 3:
Who?
Unreliable Subject
Unreliable Subject
Anthology texts to read:
- Kathy Acker. from Kathy Goes to Haiti (1978)
- Chris Else. ‘Fact or Fiction: the Curious Case of Biografi’ (1995)
- Lloyd Jones. from Biografi: An Albanian Quest (1993)
Workshop: In-class test
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Lecture 4:
Where?
Close to Home
Close to Home
Anthology texts to read:
- Steve Braunias. 'Father’s Day' (2006)
- Bill Bryson. from The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America (1989)
Workshop: Sticking to your own backyard
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Lecture 5:
Where?
Further Afield
Further Afield
Anthology texts to read:
- James Hamilton-Paterson. 'The End of Travel' (2006)
- Robin Hyde. from Dragon Rampant (1939)
Workshop: Choosing the ideal destination
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Lecture 6:
How?
Traditional Genres
Traditional Genres
Anthology texts to read:
- Matsuo Bashō. Narrow Road to the Deep North (1694)
- Theodora Kroeber. from Ishi in Two Worlds (1961)
- Douglas Mawson. from Antarctic Diaries (1911-14)
Workshop: In the footsteps of ...
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[MID-SEMESTER BREAK]
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Lecture 7:
How?
Hybrid Genres
Hybrid Genres
Anthology texts to read:
- W. H. Auden. from Letters from Iceland (1937)
- Colin Hogg. from Angel Gear: On the Road with Sam Hunt (1989)
Workshop: Who might you be?
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Lecture 8:
What?
People
People
Anthology texts to read:
- Paul Theroux. from The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific (1992)
- Catharina van Bohemen. 'Safari '(1998)
Workshop: Anatomy of a neighbour
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Lecture 9:
What?
Places & Events
Places & Events
Anthology texts to read:
- Joe Sacco. from Safe Area Goražde (2000)
- Eric Schlosser. from Fast Food Nation (2001)
Workshop: Anatomy of an event
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Lecture 10:
Why?
The Marketplace
The Marketplace
Anthology texts to read:
- Martin Edmond. from Luca Antara: Passages in Search of Australia (2006)
- from Lonely Planet New Zealand (2006)
Workshop: Selling your wares
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Lecture 11:
Why?
Anti-Travel
Anti-Travel
Anthology texts to read:
- Scott Hamilton. 'From Kalmykia to Huntly' (2006)
- Hunter S. Thompson. from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971)
Workshop: Sharing plans for final projects
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Lecture 12:
When?
Anthology texts to read:
- Italo Calvino. from Invisible Cities (1972)
- Joseph Conrad. from Heart of Darkness (1899)
- Joseph Conrad. 'Congo Diary' (1890)
- Marco Polo. from The Travels (c.1300)
Workshop: Sharing final projects
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