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Herrick College
Our distant ancestors started walking over five million years ago, and we have spent most of our history as a species getting around on foot.  Today we have many other transportation options, but walking still plays an important role in the lives of most people.  In this course, we will examine how and why people walk in many different contemporary cultures.  Through readings, films, and experiential learning, you will encounter many different kinds of walking, from Australian Aboriginal walkabouts to pilgrimages on the Camino de Santiago, from solo walking meditation to guided bird walks, from walking to learn to walking for a cause.  We will consider different forms of walking in their cultural and social contexts, and we will consider the effects of walking on physical and psychological well-being. This course fulfills the FYP general education requirement

Instructor
Wendi Haugh
Semester:
Fall 2022
Course Code:
FRPG 1019
Subject:
FYP-FYS