About the Project

The Humanities Sea Year Project is a one-credit course designed to serve as a companion during the second “Sea Year” and to challenge students to think about their place, on ship and on shore, in the larger maritime world and explore their relationship with and understanding of other cultures and societies. As such, it serves the humanist goal of intellectual self-discovery; and through a series of readings and writing exercises spaced out over the time at sea students will be able to “map” their individual voyages and personal journeys.

Objectives

• To engage students in reading historical and literary works while at sea
• To foster development of critical and personal reflection on experiences at sea.
• To expose students to connections between the Humanities and the diverse, global maritime environment