Annie TumminoinMaritime and Naval StudiesMelville and the Silver ScreenI recently visited the New Bedford Whaling Museum and was delighted to learn that the adjacent Mariners’ Home had a special exhibition on…Apr 21, 2018Apr 21, 2018
Annie TumminoinMaritime and Naval StudiesVisiting the New Bedford Whaling Museum while reading Moby-DickThis semester I am taking “The Last Great Hunt: Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, and American Culture” with Melville expert Dr. John Rocco. The…Apr 16, 2018Apr 16, 2018
Annie TumminoinMaritime and Naval StudiesEdgar Allan Poe and American Sea FictionIn The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838), Edgar Allan Poe brilliantly riffs on the 19th century sea narrative…Nov 7, 20171Nov 7, 20171