Packing Lists Pt. 2 – Stalwart Women
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This episode explores the writings of resilient women and the complexities of travel expectations versus reality.
Who carries the weight of our leisure? Some readings from the past by thoughtful and resilient women! Take in some early writing of place and circumstance, journals and reflections which reflect the jarring collisions between our travel expectations and the realities we meet. More, we learn that an adaptable attitude and skeptical eye are essential tools. Readings from: Dorothy Wordsworth – “The Highland Hut” from Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, A.D. 1803 Mary Seacole – Chapter III from Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands , 1857 Sei Shōnagon – “182. The House Had a Spacious Courtyard,” from The Pillow Book, c. 1002 Episode 7.04 – Packing Lists Pt. 2 – Stalwart Women Other Resources: MacLeod, Nicola E. Literary Fiction Tourism: Understanding the Practice of Fiction-Inspired Travel , 2024. Glossary: Compartmentalized World: A theoretical concept from Frantz Fanon which describes how the colonial world is divided into two distinct species: the wealthy, secure sector of the colonizer and the impoverished, exploited sector of the colonized. In the context of travel, we ask who is permitted to move safely through a space, and who…
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