University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

COM 532 Embodiments of Place: Ecology, Trauma, and Belonging

This course explores the intersection between bodies and place, with particular attention to our natural ecosystems in the creation of meaning and regeneration within the arc of trauma. It draws on a range of communication and ecological perspectives on health, land, community, imagination, and media representations of identity to critically examine relationships between micro and macro systems of belonging and embodiment.