Fluvial Commons examines the contested territories of the water frontier and the impacts of displacement in tidal temporalities of San Francisco Bay. By intersecting various disciplinary perspectives, student-investigators are invited to delve into the layers of science, culture and environment in order to reveal the enabling (or erasing) role of water in community formation. How do social structures, environmental conditions, and systems of power trigger nucleation of fluvial communities? What can we learn from them about resilience? How can we engage with them in the moment, recognizing that these communities are fluid? Bringing together the expertise, analytical methodologies and conceptual frameworks of anthropology, environmental studies and public art, this course aspires to identify hidden synergies between human and natural habitats while engaging with various stakeholders. Through integrative research practices and artistic expression, this class develops experimental documentation and representation methods, revealing the unique potentials of the fluvial condition.

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