Brian Whitener
PhD
Scholarly Interests
Latin American Cultural Studies; Race and Capitalism; Indigeneity; Financialization; Critical Border Studies; Abolition; Mexico; Brazil
Education
- PhD, University of Michigan
- Women’s Studies Certificate, University of Michigan
- MA, University of Chicago
- BA, New College of South Florida
Selected Publications
Books
- Crisis Cultures: The Rise of Finance in Mexico and Brazil. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019.
Books Edited
- with Simon Campbell, Kathryn Medien, and Sara Riva. Border Abolition Now. Pluto Press, 2024.
- with Dawn Paley. Abolir ya: otra justicia es posible. Bajo Tierra, 2024.
- In Defense of Common Life: The Political Thought of Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar. Common Notions, 2024.
- with Fernando Fuentes and Lorena Méndez. De gente común: Arte, política y rebeldía social. México: Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, 2013.
Special Issues
- “World-Ecology in Latin America: From Below and to the Left” dossier of essays for Mediations, edited by Paige R. Andersson and Brian Whitener (2024)
Books Translated
- Grupo de Arte Callejero. Thoughts, Practices, and Actions. Trans. Mareada Rosa Collective. New York: Common Notions/PM Press, 2019.
- Yépez, Heriberto. Empire of Neomemory. Trans. Brian Whitener, Jen Hofer, and Christian Nagler. Oakland, CA: ChainLinks, 2013.
- Molinari, Eduardo. The Unreal and Silver-Plated Book. Trans. Brian Whitener. New York: Fiction Department, 2011.
- Colectivo Situaciones. Genocide in the Neighborhood. Ed. Brian Whitener. Trans. Brian Whitener, Daniel Borzutsky, and Fernando Fuentes. San Francisco: ChainLinks, 2009.
- New edition: Genocide in the Neighborhood: State Violence, Popular Justice, and the 'Escrache'. New York: Common Notions, 2023.
Courses Taught
University at Buffalo
- SPA 208 Spanish Composition and Language Workshop
- SPA 534 ST Abolition in the Americas