In Memoriam: Byron Santangelo
Byron James Morrison Santangelo died earlier this spring, in Bloomington, Indiana at age 62. He was a beloved father, husband, friend, and teacher, whose original and insightful scholarship profoundly shaped post-colonial ecocriticism, African Studies, and the environmental humanities, and whose personal kindness, wit, charm, and unflinching loyalty made him the very best friend and colleague one could ever wish to have.
Born in 1961 in Queens, New York, Byron spent his early childhood in Binghamton, NY and Washington, DC. His family moved to La ...