Ryan B. Morrison

Ryan B. Morrison is a Research Fellow in Afro-Brazilian Studies at the University of Michigan's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS). He specializes in Brazilian literary and cultural studies, focusing on race, gender, and queer subjectivities in the transnational Pampas region bordering Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. His theoretical frameworks incorporate Black Feminisms, Critical Race Theory, Border Theory, and Translation Studies.

His research examines the Afro-Pampas, challenging narratives of racial exceptionalism and hypermasculinity in Brazil's southern frontier state Rio Grande do Sul. He has taught Portuguese language and Brazilian cultural studies since 2018, and his translations have appeared in multiple journals including Latin American Literature Today and Vibrant.

• Education:
  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin (2023)
  • MA, Villanova University (2016)
  • BA, University of Pittsburgh (2009)

His scholarly work has been published in the Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies and Organon: Revista Científica do Instituto de Letras da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. He is currently preparing a book manuscript based on his dissertation research.

Scientific awards include:

• University Graduate Continuing Fellowship (2022)
• Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant (2019)
• Anna Luiza Osorio de Almeida Research Grant (2019)
• Portuguese Teachers Fellowship (2018)
• Creekmore and Adele Hay Fath Excellence Fellowship (2017)
• Villanova Graduate Summer Research Fellowship (2015)
• Brazil Initiation Scholarship (2015)