Travel Writing and Information Literacy
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 1002
Proposal
See presentation description.
Short Description
This presentation explores the interface between information theory, as examined in James Gleick’s latest book, The Information, a History, a Theory, a Flood, and a travel and food writing class I have been teaching for several years. This class focuses not only on the history and theory of Travel Writing as a genre, but also on the research practices and perspective necessary for “deep description.” In addition, this course puts students in the field, doing hands-on food and travel writing of their own, in a project I call, “From Murphy to Manteo: The Hwy 64 Project.”
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Strickland, Michael, "Travel Writing and Information Literacy" (2011). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 94.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2011/2011/94
Travel Writing and Information Literacy
Room 1002
See presentation description.
