I am a historical and environmental anthropologist studying how people politicize “impure” environments in the long afterlife of American industry. Much of my work is based in Baltimore, where I follow industrialism’s enduring traces in toxified landscapes, patchy regulation, quotidian expressions of white supremacy, and particular orientations toward time. I am especially interested in what kinds of environmental futures take form amid these legacies.
The Texas Economic Development Council recently announced the launch of the Resiliency Hub, an initiative funded by the CARES Act through the Economic Development Administration. This platform is designed to
Judith Anne Garretson Folse, Adriana Gonzalez, Michael Hevel and Romona West were named as fellows of the 2023 Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program.