Department of History: Faculty

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Garfield, Seth
Associate Professor

Office: GAR 2.120
Office Hours: Spring 2008: W 4:30-6:00 PM and by appt.
Phone:512-475-7269
sgarfield@mail.utexas.edu

Education: PhD, 1996, Yale University

Research interests:
His current research examines rubber tapping in the Brazilian Amazon during World War II and the roots of contemporary popular mobilization in the rainforest.

Courses taught:
His primary specialization is Brazilian history, but he is also interested in broader questions of race and ethnicity in Latin America, indigenous policy, and comparative frontiers.

Geographic Area(s) of Study: Latin America

Thematic Field(s): Diaspora and Migration, Race, Ethnicity and Nation

Recent Publications:
Professor Garfield is the author of Indigenous Struggle at the Heart of Brazil: State Policy, Frontier Expansion, and the Xavante Indians, 1937-1988.

21 August 2008
Department of History in
The College of Liberal Arts at UT Austin
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Garfield, SethAssociate Professor

Garfield, Seth
Associate Professor