American Friends of the Hakluyt Society
A North American Hub for Maritime Studies in Collaboration with the Hakluyt Society
Donovan Tann Associate Professor of English, University of Dubuque For many undergraduates, navigating the unfamiliar language in early modern texts can be intimidating. That anxiety can prompt students to lean on teachers—and websites—for the reassurance of ready-made knowledge. This blog…
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Please join us at the University of Notre Dame this April 24-26 for a special conference. Registration is free and participation may occur virtually or in person. Registration and full program may be found using the following link – https://web.cvent.com/event/40800558-2b5e-4425-8a53-22aef8f9e336/summary
Sarah E. Naramore Introducing undergraduate students with little or no experience in college-level history courses to primary sources is a daunting task. I teach at a small regional public university in Missouri. Most of my students in any given semester…
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The American Friends of the Hakluyt Society announces a call for short, informal, openaccess mini-essays / blog posts that describe how academics and writers in different disciplines work with the texts and legacies of Richard Hakluyt. We welcome posts about…
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[Here’s the latest in our blog series on Working with Hakluyt, from American Friends Board Member Elizabeth A. Baker, who describes teaching elements of the Principal Navigations to her students at Grove City College in PA.] At my institution, all…
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[Here is the first of our “Working with Hakluyt” posts, on teaching Hakluyt as an editor, written by Dr. Mary Fuller of MIT.] What can we do with Principal Navigation and why would we want to do it? The scholarly landscape of…
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The American Friends of the Hakluyt Society announces a call for proposals for short, informal, open-access mini-essays / blog posts that describe how academics and writers in different disciplines work with the texts and legacies of Richard Hakluyt. We welcome…
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If you’re near the coastline of southern New England in a couple weeks, come to the Global Ocean Symposium at URI on April 12! The Public Forum runs from2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: The Global Ocean: Racial Geographies and the…
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The Architect of English Expansion Richard Hakluyt was a major influence on what was to become the British Empire. Among the major commemorations taking place this year is the 400th anniversary of the death of Richard Hakluyt (1552–1616), England’s…
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Chet Van Duzer and Lauren Beck are organizing Canada before Confederation: Early Exploration and Mapping, which will occur in Halifax, Canada Nov. 13-14, 2017. Here’s the pdf of the call for paper: canada-before-confederation-cfp Here’s the text: While the mission of CANADA 150…
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