Book
Good Sediment: Black Ecologies and the Politics of Restoration in Coastal Louisiana (2026)
When saving wetlands imperils Black futures, restoration demands reimagination.
Coastal Louisiana is losing land at an unprecedented rate, and in response, scientists and policymakers have turned to massive restoration projects to slow the erosion. Good Sediment enters this charged landscape, where the promise of ecological renewal collides with the lived realities of Black coastal communities in Plaquemines Parish.
Unsettling the assumption that restoration is inherently benevolent, Good Sediment reframes ecological repair as a political and cultural practice—one that must grapple with the racial histories embedded in the land.
Articles, essays, creative works
“Future imperfect” (poem), in Political Ecologies of Futurity, Alex Mouton and Dylan Harris, eds.
Book Chapters
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