SCHOLAR DETAILS
Name
Pamela Courtenay-Hall
Email
pcourtenay@upei.ca
Position
Faculty Member
Department(s)
Philosophy
Phone
902-894-2838
Building
SDU Main Building 513
Status
Current
Biography
Associate Professor; Teaching Associate in Environmental Studies
BA, BEd, MA (Windsor); MA (Notre Dame); PhD (Toronto)
Pamela began her university studies in Mechanical Engineering, and her teaching career 40 years ago as a math and physics teacher. She taught environmental education and philosophy of education as a tenured professor at UBC (1992-2002) before coming to PEI. Her research is focused on identifying the cultural roots and present state of the interrelated problems of environmental degradation, social inequality and community decline … and the educational and social-economic policy reforms that can help ameliorate these problems.
Recent Citations
Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC),
2020
Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy (CSEP),
2019
Western Canadian Philosophy Association,
2019
Canadian Philosophy Association (CPA),
2019
Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy,
2018
Research Interests
Ethics of climate change
Ecorealism and cultural-economic imperialism in global environmental negotiations
Sustainable agriculture
Critical thinking, environmental education and decolonization
Human-nature alienation and reconnection
Ethical and metaphysical issues in parenting
Popular culture, social media and sexual liberation