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Dina Hartzell

Assistant Professor

B.A. in French Literature, Portland State University
B.A. in English Literature, Portland State University
M.A., Ph.D. in Mythological Studies with emphasis in Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute

Subjects / Courses

Graduate level
Interdisciplinary Inquiry
People and Places in Cultural Narratives
Depth Psychology and Soul in the World
Community: Theory and Practice
Myth and Meaning
Joseph Campbell in Context

Undergraduate level
Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Classical Mythology
Alternative Philosophies of Education

Professional Activities

Faculty Development Committee, Marylhurst University, 2003-2007.
Accreditation Self-Study Committee, Marylhurst University, 2005-2006.

Presentations & Lectures

Violations and Restorations of Myth and Place. Mythology of Violence Conference, Foundation for Mythological Studies and Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, California, 2008.

Native Hearing, Native Speech: Sounding the Stolen Voices of Place. Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008.

Echo's Logos: Nature, Myths, and the Cultural Psychology of Belonging. Psychology-Ecology-Sustainability Conference, NWEI & Lewis and Clark College, 2007.

Prolegomena for an Eco-Mythology. Nature and Human Nature Conference, Foundation for Mythological Studies, 2007.

Psychology and Mythology of Courtly Love. Lecture. French Literature in Translation course. Professor Klaus Engelhardt. Lewis and Clark College, 2002 & 2004; Portland State University, 2006 & 2007.

A Moving Experience: On the Relationship between Immanence and Motion. Lecture. Theosophical Society, Portland, OR, 1999.

Occitan Culture, Music and Dance. Lecture. Ethnic Minorities in France course. Professor Klaus Engelhardt, Lewis and Clark College, 1981 & 1982.

Professional Associations

Foundation for Mythological Studies
Association for Integrative Studies
Center for Earth Leadership

Resource Links

Foundation for Mythological Studies 
Association for Integrative Studies 
Center for Earth Leadership 




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17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy 43) / PO Box 261 / Marylhurst, OR 97036-0261
Phone: 503.636.8141 / Toll-free: 800.634.9982 / Fax: 503.636.9526

Dina Hartzell specializes in mythological and depth psychological studies, social ecology and interdisciplinary inquiry.