The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (located in Bamfield, British Columbia and owned by the Universities of British Columbia, Victoria, Alberta, Calgary, and Simon Fraser University) is proud to offer its first English Literature field course.
This course, In Pursuit of the Whale, taught by Dr. Greg Garrard (UBCO) and Dr. Nicholas Bradley (UVic), will involve close study of literature and films relating to whales and whaling, employing theoretical concepts from ecocriticism (environmentally-oriented cultural criticism) and critical animal studies.
Students will study historic and contemporary cetacean fiction, will be introduced to theory of ecocriticism and critical animal studies and will explore Indigenous perspectives on whales and whaling studies. This unique three-week course will include intensive writing tutorials and field trips to cetacean-related sites.
The BMSC is located in a pristine west coast natural environment with a diversity of coastal habitats. They provide a dynamic, hands-on learning environment, where the field and lab are the classroom.
In Pursuit of the Whale will run from July 3 to 20, 2018, and can be taken as an upper level undergraduate or a graduate course. Interested students must first apply to the BMSC, and once accepted can then register in the course at UBCO.
For more information on the course and the application procedure, please visit www.bamfieldmsc.com.