Theoretical Approaches
Understand the theoretical approaches in the field, including concepts such as authenticity, tourist gaze, scripted space, leisure and modernity, and social science approaches to the study of tourism.
Historical Developments
Demonstrate knowledge of the major developments in travel and tourism infrastructure and explain the causal forces driving those changes.
Social Identities
Explain how social identities of race, class, gender, and nationality have shaped the tourist experience.
Global Impact
Appreciate global impact of tourism on the environment, international relations, and commerce.
Primary Sources
Assess primary sources for historical analysis of tourism and understand the limits and possibilities of each, including travel narratives, ephemera, still images, guides, memoirs, etc.
Case Study
Demonstrate historical change in tourism by researching and writing about a specific topic or approach to tourism in a paper that follows conventions of historical scholarship, and by presenting findings to the class.
