Brian P. Owensby

Specializes in social and political themes in 20th century Brazil; colonial legal history in Mexico among Indigenous people; economic and social history in colonial Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil framed in global terms; comparative legal history in the Western hemisphere. Has taught Global History, spanning 1492 to the present, and is currently teaching global Climate Change as an ethical engagement in the College Fellows program. Has co-directed the Yamuna River Project. Currently involved with Indigenous Studies at UVa and the Democratic Futures Working Group, thinking about democracy in global context.