In this talk, Dr. Bob Kull reflects on and shares his experience of spending a year in deep wilderness solitude, and how he shaped the experience into a doctoral dissertation. He explores the process of transformations of consciousness, and discusses how such transformations can affect our relationship with ourselves, with other people and with the non-human world. He will also offer thoughts on how we can integrate our personal spiritual explorations into academic work. Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College.
Speaker
Dr. Kull has spent years wandering North and South America, working as a scuba instructor, wilderness guide, construction worker, dishwasher, truck driver, bartender, painter, firefighter, and professor. He began undergraduate studies at age forty and now holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia.
Select Articles and Books from UBC Library
Long, C., & Averill, J. (2003). Solitude: An exploration of benefits of being alone. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 33(1), 21-21. doi:10.1111/1468-5914.00204 [Link]
Repko, A. F. (2012). Interdisciplinary research: Process and theory. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications.
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