New Learning Pathway on One Ocean Learn: Blue Humanities

A brand new Learning Pathway has been launched on One Ocean Learn knowledge-translation platform, focusing on Blue Humanities: an inter- and multidisciplinary area of study that explores the multiple and complex relationships between humans and the ocean. As a subfield of Environmental Humanities, Blue Humanities bring together disciplines such as literature, history, philosophy and cultural studies, among others, offering a holistic understanding of our relationship with the waters of the world’s ocean. Blue Humanities offers a pathway to not only deepen understanding of the ocean but also to navigate the complex interplay between conservation, economic development, and societal well-being. As such this Learning Pathway links closely to topics covered in other Learning Pathways on the platform, including The Ocean and Human Rights, The Ocean and Climate Change and The Cultural Heritage and Ocean Governance.

The Blue Humanities Learning Pathway consists of three modules. Module 1 of this learning pathway explores the emerging field of Blue Humanities and its potential to reshape our understanding and relationship with the world’s ocean. Module 2 deals with the question: can humanities save the ocean by offering, among other things, a framework to contend with the histories and legacies of colonial regimes and their devastating impact on the ocean and on the coastal communities. Module 3 focuses on prospect of inclusive Blue Humanities as a field from which colonial legacies and capitalist logic can be examined, challenged, and resisted.

This learning pathway was developed by One Ocean Hub early-career researcher and UNITAR trainee Aphiwe Moshani (University of Cape Town, South Africa), and Milica Prokic, One Ocean Hub Knowledge Exchange Associate (University of Strathclyde, Scotland).

Read learning pathway on the One Ocean Learn website here >>

Related SDGs:

  • No poverty
  • Decent work and economic growth
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Reduced inequality
  • Climate action
  • Life below water