Dr. Chloe Ahmann

Biography

Chloe Ahmann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University, specializing in historical environmental anthropology. Her research focuses on how communities politicize the impacts of environmental degradation and industrial legacy. Ahmann's latest book, 'Futures Progress: Hope Doubt Late Industrial Baltimore', explores societal and ecological futures through the lenses of urban history and environmental justice, examining the complex legacies of industrialism in South Baltimore. She has engaged in over a decade of fieldwork, integrating ethnographic and archival methods to explore the intersections of race, climate change, and industrialism in urban settings. Her work is notably supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. As part of her academic role, she teaches courses on time, environment, and research design that encourage interdisciplinary inquiry across anthropology, fiction, film, and critical theory. Ahmann serves on the editorial board of the 'Anthropological Quarterly' and has contributed to various esteemed journals, further solidifying her reputation in the field of environmental anthropology.

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