Through Words and Places - International Colloquium

he concept of travel is often associated with far-away places, the exotic and a confrontation with an ‘other’. However, travel has also taken (and still takes) place on a smaller scale, for example, in a neighbouring country that does not appear to be so ‘different’ at first. Despite their national borders, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria constituted an area that was closely interwoven economically, politically and socially throughout the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Their network of connections is manifested in the specific travel movements that crosscut these German- and Dutch-speaking countries. The aim of this colloquium is to take a dual approach to these travel routes: On the one hand, travelling will be conceptualised as a cultural practice within its historical context, and on the other hand it will be considered through the textual practice of travel writing. Languages spoken at the congres: English and German.

If you wish to attend, please register by 10 Feb. 2013.
durch.worte@uni-muenster.de