Delia Byrnes

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Email: dbyrnes@allegheny.edu
Office Building: Carr Hall
Box #: E
Faculty Website

Professional Title/s

Assistant Professor

Faculty Credentials

BA, Simon Fraser University; MA & PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

More Information

Areas of Specialization
Environmental humanities, environmental justice, energy culture, American studies, contemporary literature, film, and visual studies.

Current Research
A book-length study of Gulf Coast extractive regimes in contemporary U.S. fiction, television, photography, digital media, and activism, with chapters focusing on Black speculative worldmaking, Indigenous futurisms, and multispecies community.

Upper-Level Courses Regularly Taught
Environmental Justice (ENVSC 352); Culture, Power, Environment (ENVSC 427)

Office Hours

  • Monday: None
  • Tuesday: 1:00-2:00pm
  • Wednesday: 10:00-12:00pm
  • Thursday: 2:00pm-3:00pm (virtual via Zoom, by appointment only).
  • Friday: None