Natural Landscapes and Human Meaning - The Ocean
Date and Time
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
This event occurred in the past
- Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, September 27, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 4, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 25, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Location
Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall, 200, Humanities Center
5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110Cost
Free
Details
In the fall of 2022, the Humanities Center will commence an ambitious three-year exploration of the connection between the human imagination and the diverse array of landscapes in our world: Oceans, Deserts, Ice, Mountains, Forests and Cities. Inspired in part by the groundbreaking work of Yi-Fu Tuan, during the course of six semesters the Center will present a range of lectures, panel discussions, and exhibitions that will allow for a multifarious and multi-disciplinary investigation of each of these striking terrains. The boundless and sublime quality of our planet’s oceans will constitute the first object of this exploration.
Fall 2022 - The Ocean
In this wide-ranging series of discussions and presentations, scholars from multiple disciplines (such as art history, literature, environmental and ocean sciences, and philosophy) reflect upon the life and the power of the ocean (and of other bodies of water). A composite picture of the extraordinary and boundless nature of the ocean, and of its effect on the human imagination, will emerge from these expansive and open conversations.
Topics and Speakers:
September 20: Natural Landscapes and Human Meaning: The Ocean
- Brian Clack, PhD | Philosophy & A. Vassiliadis Director of the Humanities Center
- Ron Kaufmann, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences & Humanities Center Interdisciplinary Curriculum Element Chair
Reception to follow
September 27: The Allure of the Ocean (I): Perspectives from the Sciences
- Sue Lowery, PhD | Biology
- Jennifer Prairie, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences
- Nathalie Reyns, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences
October 4: The Allure of the Ocean (II): Perspectives from Art and Literature
- Derrick Cartwright, PhD | Art, PhD | Architecture + Art History & Humanities Center Gallery Element Chair
- Jason Crum, PhD | English
- Irene Chipurnoi Williams, PhD | English
October 11: The Lure of the Ocean: Explorers and Venturers
- Joshua Hall | English
- Jerome Hall, PhD | Anthropology
- Ron Kaufmann, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences & Humanities Center Interdisciplinary Curriculum Element Chair
October 18: The Law of the Ocean: Maritime Disputes and Conflicts
- Julia Cantzler, PhD | Sociology
- Andrew Tirrell, PhD, JD | Political Science and International Relations
October 25: The Lore of the Ocean: Sea Monsters, Mermaids, and the Superstitions of Sailors
- Michel Boudrias, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences
- Brian Clack, PhD | Philosophy & A. Vassiliadis Director of the Humanities Center
- Eric Pierson, PhD | Communication
November 1: The Levels of the Ocean: Climate Change and the Future of the Oceans
- Hugh Ellis, PhD | Biology
- Cawa Tran, PhD | Biology
- Ellen Willis-Norton, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Santa Barbara School of Environmental Management
November 8: A Watery Miscellany: Seas, Rivers, and their Place in the Human Imagination
- Brian Clack, PhD | Philosophy & A. Vassiliadis Director of the Humanities Center
- Michael Kelly, PhD | Philosophy
- Charissa Noble, PhD | Music