Graduate Students

Brian Hennigan  

 M.A. Candidate
brhennig@syr.edu

Education
BA History (Latin America focus), University of Arizona (2009) 
MA Nonprofit Studies, Arizona State University (2011) 

 
Research interests
 I’m broadly into urban and historical geography. More specifically, I’m interested in the geographies of social movements, labor processes, neoliberal cities, surveillance, and welfare provision.  

Using knowledge gained from working as a caseworker, I’m currently looking into a new form of urban public housing. For instance, I want to know if these novel programs are creating unique subjects, including “tenants” and welfare agents, and how that might be understood within a neoliberalized welfare system. 

Recent Publications (Popular Press) 
“Cultural Baggage in a New World Order.” Pholx Magazine. November 2011. Print. 
"Entrepreneurship as Prophylactic: An Evolutionary Perspective on Social Enterprise and Civil Society." ZNET 26 Aug. 2011. Web.  
"Art and Protest: On the Importance of Creative Spaces." Pholx Magazine. May 2011. Print. 
"The Commodification of Love: Reflections on Capitalist Charity." Pholx Magazine. June 2011. Print. 
“Benign Present: The Ideological Undercurrents of Tucson’s Ethnic Studies Controversy.” Pholx Magazine. July 2011. Print. 
“A Free-market Healthcare Solution (Maybe Slavery Would Work).” The West Valley View. 1 Sept. 2009. Print. 

Honorary Societies 
Phi Kappa Phi 
Platinum Torch National Service Honorary 

 Advisor 
Don Mitchell