Chantal Noa
 

I am a comparative cultural and religious studies scholar at the intersection of ecology, spirituality, and culture. My academic interests explore the environmental significance of Indigenous perspectives on multispecies ontology and transspecies personhood.

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In 2021 I graduated with a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) with a concentration in Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion. My dissertation inquiry was a metaphysical narrative-based analysis of Indigenous, and decolonial approaches to environmental engagement focused on the ontological ambiguity of human-animal relationships in hunter-gatherer cosmology in southern Africa.

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South African born and raised, my professional background spans twenty years of experience in educational film and media, communications, and business development relations. I am also the co-founder of the educational non-profit, the Deep-Water Initiative.

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I received a B.A. in film production from the internationally award-winning film school AFDA in South Africa and an M.A. in Middle Eastern History from Tel-Aviv University, where I studied the evolution of modern media in the Middle East.