Summer course "Introduction to Environmental Humanities"
Summer and university extension courses
This course aims at introducing Environmental Humanities and its application to the academic and the communication field. Within this interdisciplinary field that allows focusing the problems derived from the ecological crisis under an innovative perspective, the course objectives include nature and environment narrative, and classroom practice.
Dates: from 25th to 27th June, 2019.
Timetable: 9:30-14:30 (Tu, We, Th) and 16-18 (Tu, We).
Class hours: 20 hours.
Tuesday 25th June:
9.30 – 10.00: Opening
10.00 – 12.00: Conference and workshop “The Importance of Humanities for Sustainability.” Prof. Gala Arias
Break
12.30 – 14.00: Workshop “Environmental Writing: Literary Examples and Text Comments.” Prof. Carmen Flys
Break
16.00 – 18.00: Conference and workshop “Arts and Ecology.” Prof. Gala Arias
Wednesday 26th June:
9.30 – 12.00: Workshop “How to Re-Write and Empathize with Nature.” Prof. Lorraine Kerslake
Break
12.30 – 14.30: Workshop “Sustainable Writing.” Prof. Irene Sanz
Break
16.00 – 20.00: Individual reflection and writing
Thursday 27th June:
9.30 – 11.00: Conference and workshop “Classroom applications.” Prof. Carmen Flys
Break
11.30-12.30: Workshop: group work about classroom application proposals. Prof. Carmen Flys
12.30 – 14.00: Students’ writings presentation and reading. Prof. Lorraine Kerslake and Prof. Irene Sanz
14.00 – 14.30: Course closing
