MO3917
Travel Cultures in Europe in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
2019-2020
30
15
SCQF level 9
2
Academic year(s): 2019-2020
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 9
Semester: 2
Availability restrictions: Only available to those enrolling on the MA Combined Studies or already enrolled on the MA/BSc General degree taken in the evening.
Planned timetable:
The time between roughly 1770 and 1850 was the classical age of travel and travel writing. What used to be an exclusive practice of nobles in the early modern period became less exclusive during the second half of the 18th century. Along with the emergence of the European bourgeoisie and the development of book markets, travelogues became a major - if not the main - source of information and knowledge within Europe around 1800. What is more, they constituted a main source for sciences such as geography, statistics as well as for images of national or regional characters. Thus, travelogues are an important source that allows analyzing how people perceived Europe (and the world), how travelers perceived space or described the crossing of borders.
Weekly contact: 1 x 2-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%
Re-assessment: 4,000-word essay = 100%