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Esther Whitfield is a scholar of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean literature. She received her B.A. in Modern Languages from Oxford University in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard University in 2001. She joined the faculty of Brown University's Department of Comparative Literature in 2002 and, in 2012, she was jointly appointed to the Department of Hispanic Studies. Whitfield's recent book, 'A New No-Man’s Land: Writing Art Guantánamo, Cuba,' published in 2024, explores representations of the Guantánamo naval base through art, literature, and law. Her research examines the role of animals in the Cuban socialist state, particularly the rise of the animal welfare movement alongside human rights advocacy. Her previous works include 'Cuban Currency: Dollar “Special Period” Fiction' (2008) and various translations and edited volumes on Cuban literature. She focuses on the intersection of culture, politics, and literature in the context of post-Soviet Cuba and the dynamics of new transnational markets for Cuban writers.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Joined the faculty in the Department of Comparative Literature and later appointed to the Department of Hispanic Studies.
Department: Department of Economics