ENROLL

Peter Balaam

We will set out after Herman Melville's sublime romance of whale-hunting, researching as we go the myriad cultural contexts that speak within it-- romanticism, nationalism, humanism, religion, idealism, capitalism, science, race, labor, gender, sexuality, masculinity, whiteness. Attention to Melville’s life, career, and other works, his nineteenth-century obscurity and twentieth-century canonization, will lead us to a history of interpretations of Moby-Dick from 1851 to the present.

Peter Balaam

Carleton does not grant credit for internships, but valuable off-campus learning experiences can be integrated into the academic program. Although the specific nature of internship experiences will vary, internships are opportunities to apply and extend one's academic skills and interests into work in non-academic settings. This course will involve carefully monitored work experiences in which a student has intentional learning goals. Achieving these goals will be measured through reflective writing assignments, as well as written work in connection with assigned readings.

Prerequisite: An internship and learning contract approved by the Career Center Director of Internships. The internship must be a minimum of 6 weeks and 180 hours and approved in advance by the instructor and the Career Center Internship Program Director