Bryan Mc Cann
Professor | Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Bryan McCann teaches courses on Latin America, particularly Brazil, as well as thematic courses on Global History. He has published works on a wide range of topics in Modern Brazilian and Urban History. His books investigate the history of favelas and their relationship to the broader city in Rio de Janeiro, the history of Brazilian radio and popular music, the transformation of Brazil since the 1980s, and the nature of the informal city in Latin America. His current research explores Disaster Politics in Recent Brazil, exploring the serial tragedies of Boate Kiss (2013), Mariana (2015), Museu Nacional (2018) and Brumadinho (2019) as both emblematic of and consequential for Brazil's recent trajectory. The research explores the political, social, cultural and legal contexts and implications of these four national tragedies.