UH Environmental Humanities Initiative

Oceania Observatory

The Environmental Humanities Initiative at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa will introduce students to historical and contemporary understandings of the environment by drawing on and bridging disciplines in the Colleges of the Arts and Humanities (A&H), Languages, Linguistics and Literatures (LLL), Natural Sciences (NS) and Social Sciences (SoSc).

Taking a broad view of the meaning of “environment” (to include human and non-human beings, natural and built environments, and the relations and interactions among them), this interdisciplinary program will prepare students for the study of environmental cultures and related professional paths (government, policy work, NGOs, environmental and arts organizations, environmental journalism, etc.)

Project Lead

Craig Santos Perez

Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Chamoru from Guam. He holds an MFA in Creative writing from the University of San Francisco and a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.