This course explores and analyses a diverse range of travel texts by Scottish writers and visitors to Scotland from 1700 until the present day. It engages with Scottish writers' preoccupation with their native land and landscape and grapples with topics including the tourist industry, geopolitics and nature-writing.

1 x 1hr Lecture per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus and

1 x 1hr seminar per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

This is one of the Honours options in Scottish Literature and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ EITHER a Comparative Essay (1500 words) OR a Blog Exercise: piece of reflective travel writing (1500 words) - 50%

■ Essay (2000 words) - 50%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the comparative essay or blog, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

■ There is no alternative to the essay, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

This course aims to:

■ Read and analyse a range of Scottish writers' literary journeys across Scotland from the 18th century to the present day;

■ Compare travel writing about Scotland across different periods in time, and map key themes and ideas about Scotland across three centuries;

■ Reflect on writing and nation from several different geographic and theoretical perspectives.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ write critically about different genres and styles of writing, noting key 'Scottish' characteristics;

■ engage creatively with concepts of contemporary Scottish travel writing;

■ use archival skills to explore comparative texts and identify contemporary reviews of key texts;

■ use research skills to identify and explore independent topics and source primary and secondary texts for extended written work.