Montaigne’s Travel Journal
By Michel de MontaigneTranslated by Donald M. Frame (NHC Fellow, 1982–83)
Travel
Old Lands: A Chorography of the Eastern Peloponnese
By Christopher Witmore (NHC Fellow, 2014–15) Old Lands takes readers on an epic journey through the legion spaces and times of the Eastern Peloponnese, trailing in the footsteps of a Roman periegete, an Ottoman traveler, antiquarians, and anonymous agrarians. Following waters in search of rest through the lens of Lucretian poetics, Christopher Witmore reconstitutes an untimely mode … Continued
The Medieval Expansion of Europe
By J. R. S. Phillips (NHC Fellow, 1987–88) Between the year 1000 and the mid-14th century, several remarkable events unfolded as Europeans made contact with a very substantial part of the inhabited world, much of it never previously known or suspected to exist by them. Leif Ericsson and other Vikings discovered North America; European crusading … Continued
Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance
By Mia Bay (NHC Fellow, 2009–10)
Architecture at the End of the Earth: Photographing the Russian North
By William Craft Brumfield (NHC Fellow, 1992–93) Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely populated and immensely isolated. It is also the home to architectural marvels, as many of the original wooden … Continued
Haunted Museum: Longing, Travel, and the Art-Romance Tradition
By Jonah Siegel (NHC Fellow, 1998–99) For centuries, southern Europe, and Italy in particular, has offered writers far more than an evocative setting for important works of literature. The voyage south has been an integral part of the imagination of inspiration. Haunted Museum is a groundbreaking, in-depth look at fantasies of Italy from the late eighteenth to … Continued
Le Voyage en Suisse: Anthologie des voyageurs français et européens de la Renaissance au XXè siècle = Travel in Switzerland: Anthology of French and European travelers from the Renaissance to the 20th century
Edited by Claude Reichler (NHC Fellow, 1997–98) and Roland Ruffieux
Keeping the Otavalenos Culture
My Humanities Moment started when I moved with my family from Utah to Ecuador in July 2019. My family is originally from Venezuela but moved to the United States many years ago. I am currently living in Ecuador because my dad is the mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ in the Quito North … Continued
A Memorable Experience in Seville, Spain
This summer I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful country of Spain with my granddaughter, grandson, daughter and son. On past vacations, observing the cultures of other countries has been an amazing learning experience. And so it was, when we attended a Bullfight in Seville (the Andalusian capital)! I admit I had mixed emotions … Continued
Beauty in the Bull
This past summer, I traveled to Seville, Spain, with my family. One of the oldest traditions in Seville and many other parts of Spain is bull fighting. While we were visiting, there happened to be one occurring at the Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla, a local stadium. At first, I was hesitant to go. … Continued