Jamie Faselt
Ursinus College
Project
Nature as Necessity: Exploring Varying Conceptions of Nature around the World
South Africa, India, Australia, Greenland, Belize
For my Watson year, I hope to understand how people around the world conceive of and interact with nature. Through cultural immersion, I aim to develop relationships with people I meet and experience nature through necessity rather than leisure. By inquiring about and experiencing the complexities around the construction of nature, I seek to understand how people’s interactions with the natural world intersect with social forces to create different conceptions of nature. I hope this year will enable me to be an effective advocate for multiple, legitimate conceptions of nature, while better understanding the concept as it relates to me.