Seth W. Garfield

Seth W. Garfield is a Professor and Chair for Western Hemispheric Trade Studies at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and has taught courses like Modern Brazil, Postcolonial Brazil, and Thinking Like a Historian.

• Ph.D., Yale University

His research focuses on Brazilian history, environmental history, and commodity history, with broader interests in race, ethnicity, gender in Latin America, indigenous policy, and comparative frontiers. His award-winning book Guaraná: How Brazil Embraced the World's Most Caffeine-Rich Plant (2022) explores intersections of cultural, environmental, and economic history.

• Bolton-Johnson Prize (2023)
• Warren Dean Memorial Prize (2023)
• Robert W. Hamilton Book Award (2023)
• Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (2023)
• Honorable Mentions from LASA and CLAH

Garfield's academic career spans decades, with additional notable works including Indigenous Struggle at the Heart of Brazil (2001) and In Search of the Amazon (2013). He has maintained consistent office hours and teaches both in-person and synchronous online courses.