Department of History

Bryan Paradis

  • Graduate Student

Research

I am interested in how nature, the environment, and people shape and change urban spaces over time and the consequences that can occur from these changes. More specifically, I explore how global exchanges of nature and the commodification of seasons in the 20th century changed flooding infrastructure projects in Washington D.C. into sites for international tourism and the consequences these changes in the landscape bring over time, especially related to flooding and urban growth.

Committee:

Advisor: Laura Lovett
Ruth Mostern
Raja Adal
Michael Dietrich

Fields:

Environmental History
United States History
Science and Technology
Urban History and Planning
World History