[Bio c. 2012]

Justin Armstrong holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His work examines the ethnographic intersections of memory, materiality and place in isolated and abandoned settlements (ghost towns) throughout rural North America. Justin is also a sound artist and occasional filmmaker. His current research explores the unique cultural landscape of isolated and abandoned settlements throughout rural North America. For Armstrong, the study of culture is an ever-evolving and constantly engaging pursuit that finds beauty and significance in everyday lives and spaces. He currently teaches writing and anthropology in the Writing Program at Wellesley College. He was born in Saskatchewan, raised in Northern Ontario, and lives in Boston.

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