Chantal Noa
transdisciplinary scholar, storyteller, and educator
RESUME
Academic Experience
Adjunct Faculty: School of Consciousness and Transformation
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
2023
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Adjunct Assistant Professor: Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Randolph-Macon College, Virginia
2022 - Present
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Teaching Assistant: Department of Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
2021
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Chair of the Religion, Literature, & Film Unit
American Academy of Religion, Western Region
2020 - 2023
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Program Coordinator: Department of Anthropology and Social Change
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
2018 - 2020
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Co-Founder: Deep Water Initiative
www.dwinitiative.org
San Francisco
2017 - Present
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Public Relations Assistant
Lowy Overseas School, Tel-Aviv University
2006 - 2007
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Producing Lecturer
AFDA Motion Picture Film Academy, Cape Town
2005 - 2006
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Other Work Experience
Agricultural Writer and Communications Consultant
Independent
Africa, Canada, Europe, USA
2015 - 2018
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Agricultural Technology Transfer Lead
Farm Limited Holdings, Farmsecure Holdings
Africa, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, USA
2012- 2015
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Content Producer and Co-Founder
Twenty-Two Media
Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, USA
2013 - 2016
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Media and Communications Executive
AgriSig, Farm Limited Holdings, Farmsecure Holdings
Africa, Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, USA
2009- 2016
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Co-Producer and Communications Manager
CoPro Documentary Marketing Foundation
Israel, Palestine, Europe
2006 - 2009
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Graphic Designer and Copywriter
Independent
South Africa
2001 - 2005
Languages
English
(First Language)
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Afrikaans
(Fluent)
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Hebrew
(Proficient)
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Arabic
(Read)
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course offerings
Academic ComPetencies
Anthropology of Religion
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Randolph-Macon College
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Cultural Anthropology
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Randolph-Macon College
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Epistemological Foundations in Decolonial Methodology
Adjunct Faculty
California Institute of Integral Studies
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Indigenous Lifeways and Ecology
Adjunct Faculty
California Institute of Integral Studies
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Sex and Culture
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Randolph-Macon College
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Departments:
African Studies
Cultural Anthropology
Environmental Humanities
Narrative Studies
Philosophy
Religious Studies
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Scholarly themes of interest:
Comparative Cultural and Religious Studies
Decolonial Pedagogies and Research Design
Cultural and Environmental Anthropology
Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Narrative Analysis
New Animism and Animistic Theory
Hunter-Gatherer Cosmology
Posthumanism
Spiritual Ecology
Relational Ontology
Education
California Institute of Integral Studies, California, USA
Ph.D., Philosophy and Religion
2017 - 2021
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Masters of Arts (M.A.), Near and Middle Eastern History
2006 - 2010
AFDA Motion Picture and Live Performance Academy, RSA
BA Honors Degree in Film Production (Producing)
2002 - 2005
Open Window Art Academy, RSA
Certificate in Communications, Brand Management and Media Design
2000
Pro-Arte Alphen Park High School, RSA
Graduated 1999
Other Qualifications
Advanced PADI Diver
Mozambique
2011
Certified Ashtanga Yoga Instructor
Cape Town
2015
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