About "Top of the World" Seminar

This American and New England Studies seminar at the University of Southern Maine explored how Arctic regions and the idea of "the North" have been central to American society since at least the 18th century. The course considered some of the major historic events and cultural processes that defined the American relationship to Arctic and sub-Arctic peoples and landscapes. We considered the diverse ways that Americans have experienced the Arctic from military officers to miners, from sealers to sailors, and from painters to pilots.

In addition to honing analytical and communication skills with theoretical texts, students built digital humanities skills by designing "online museum exhibits" to express their research.