Steven Hutkins received his Ph.D. in English Renaissance literature. His current teaching and research interests focus on place studies and travel literature. His courses include "A Sense of Place" (a study of how we experience places and how they shape us); "Travel Narratives" (nonfiction travel literature); "Travel Fictions" (novels and short stories about journeys); "The Travel Habit" (about travel during the Great Depression); "Travel Classics" (a great books course); and "The Art of Travel" (an online course for students studying abroad). He has also taught courses on Greek and Renaissance literature, postmodern fiction, utopian literature, and prose style. In 1998, he received NYU's Distinguished Teaching Award. Website: http://www.travel-studies.com
