Department:
Environmental Sci & Sustainabi
Email: dbyrnes@allegheny.edu
Office Phone:
Office Location:
Carr Hall
Box Number: E
Faculty Website
Professional Title
Assistant Professor
Credentials
BA, Simon Fraser University; MA & PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
Areas of SpecializationEnvironmental 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