Brian Walter

Brian Walter is an assistant professor of anthropology at James Madison University. His research focuses on sea level rise, water infrastructure, and environmental racism in the South Carolina Lowcountry and is conducted in collaboration with grassroots anti-flooding groups pursuing just futures for the region.

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Nostalgic Ecomodernism: The Futuristic Aesthetics of Enduring Racial Coastal Formations

Theorizing the Contemporary

Nostalgic Ecomodernism: The Futuristic Aesthetics of Enduring Racial Coastal Formations

“A Return to Oyster Point” With abundant oyster reefs, emerging marshlands, a softly curving grey stone breakwater, and abundant space for kayaking and fishing,... More