Plants, People and Culture: Ethnobotany Field Course in Panama Tropical Conservation Consortium December 21, 2013 - January 4, 2014
This intensive 2 week field course covers Ethnobotany in the context of tropical rainforest and island ecosystems. We explore the biocultural diversity of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, in the Panamanian Caribbean. The course is equivalent to an upper level university course in Ethnobotany, and is open to undergraduates, grad students, and other interested adults. Much of the course is spent learning field techniques and carrying out various class activities and exercises in the surrounding rainforest and local indigenous communities. The course includes demonstrations by traditional healers, herbalists, artisans and other specialists who utilize plants. The course is taught by Dr. Jillian De Gezelle, Teaching Assistant Professor of Ethnobotany at North Carolina State University, with Teaching Assistant David Rodriguez Mora from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and guest lecturers Holly Border and Porfirio Midi. Students must arrange credit through their home institutions. Course cost is $1775 USD and includes tuition, all activity costs, and room and board. Optional recommended Spanish lessons are available at an additional $200 USD for 10 lessons. For more information, please visit our website at: www.tropicalcc.org and email us with any inquiries (jdegeze...@tropicalcc.org or drodrig...@tropicalcc.org).
