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 Dawn Paley. Abolir ya: otra justicia es posible (forthcoming with Andrómeda, fall 2023)
- Raquel Gutiérrez. In Defence of Common Life. (Common Notions, spring 2024)
- with Simon Campbell, Kathryn Medien, and Sara Riva. Border Abolition Now (under contract with Pluto Press)
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: forthcoming with new introduction from Common Notions in 2023.
Courses Taught
University at Buffalo
SPA 208 Spanish Composition and Language Workshop
SPA 534 ST Abolition in the Americas