Identities and Ecologies of Latin America and the Caribbean: Past, Present and Future

'Identities and Ecologies of Latin America and the Caribbean: Past, Present and Future' Trinity Elective - Dr. Catherine Leen & Dr. Diogo De Carvalho Cabral, describes how, this Elective will introduce students to Latin America and the Caribbean as a 'New World', not as a European discovery, but as a source of ideas and practices that can help us to face the planetary crisis. The centuries-long environmental struggle of subaltern communities in the region has led to the official recognition of the legal rights of some ecosystems and to the development of theoretical, creative, and practical responses to environmental degradation. These struggles and concerns are widely portrayed in the cultural and artistic products of the region - written texts, sound, visual and audio-visual materials. This Elective provides the tools to interpret such cultural production and to apply the lessons learned in other contexts. It invites you to engage with environmental humanities perspectives and methodologies relevant not only to Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) participants, but also to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Trinity Electives are stand-alone 5 ECTS modules outside of students’ core disciplines.
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