David Luis-Brown

David Luis-Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and the English Department at Claremont Graduate University, where he teaches interdisciplinary courses on race, imperialism, and transnational American literature and culture. His work bridges hemispheric American studies, Latino/a/x studies, and Black diaspora studies.

Research Interests: His scholarship focuses on hemispheric approaches to race, citizenship, and decolonization across the Americas. He explores intersections between U.S. Latino/a literature, Black Atlantic networks, and comparative slaveries, with a particular emphasis on 19th-century cultural production, anticolonialism, and political theory. His research employs transnational and interdisciplinary methodologies to examine literary, visual, and periodical texts.

Recent Publications & Trends: His recent works analyze slave rebellions, cosmopolitanism, and antislavery literature in Cuba and the U.S., often highlighting neglected texts and transnational connections. Themes include hemispheric citizenship, racial formation, and decolonial discourse, particularly through the lens of Cuban and Mexican intellectual movements like Negrismo and Indigenismo. His publications appear in leading journals such as Atlantic Studies and American Literary History.

Scientific Awards:

• President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
• National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowship
• Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellowship, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University

Advising and Grants: While no specific students are listed, Luis-Brown has secured competitive external funding and fellowships supporting his research. His projects have been supported by major institutions including the NEH and the Mellon Foundation, indicating a strong trajectory of grant acquisition and scholarly leadership.

Labs and Research Teams: Though no formal lab is mentioned, Luis-Brown’s work is deeply collaborative and embedded in scholarly networks, particularly through edited collections and interdisciplinary research institutes such as the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute. He contributes to expanding hemispheric and transnational frameworks in American literary and cultural studies.