| FA-53055-07 | Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers | Elisabeth Ann Fraser | Mediterranean Encounters: Travel Images and French Expansionism, 1780-1850 | 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008 | $40,000.00 | Elisabeth | Ann | Fraser | | | | University of South Florida | Tampa | FL | 33620-9951 | USA | 2006 | Arts, General | Fellowships for University Teachers | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 40000 | 0 |
I am applying for NEH support to complete a crucial portion of a book on French travel images and expansionist politics in the Mediterranean basin from 1780 to 1850. In addition to disseminating knowledge about Mediterranean societies, travel literature and images played a major role in defining the French sense of itself as heir to the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and as an expansionist presence in the regions of the Ottoman Empire. I argue that visual images became an essential part of European travel history in this period, although they are neglected by most studies. |