Marcio Siwi

Marcio Siwi is a Ph.D. candidate
at New York University focusing on Latin American History and the history of
the U.S. in the world.  His dissertation
explores the efforts to transform São Paulo into a modern and cultured city in
the years following WWII through a transnational investigation of urbanism,
architecture, and cultural production. 
He is particularly interested in the intersections between urban
development, society, and culture.  In
addition to the SSRC-IDRF, Siwi’s research has won funding support from the
Rockefeller Archive Center, New York University, The University of Texas at
Austin, the Tinker Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation.  Siwi has published in several publications
including The Guardian, ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin AmericaSAIS Review of International Affairs
and has presented his work at both national and international
conferences.  Prior to pursuing his
Ph.D., he was the Program Manager of the Brazil Studies Program at Harvard
University’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and a Research
Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.  Siwi holds a Bachelor’s degree from The
Colorado College and a Master’s in Latin American Studies from The University
of Texas at Austin. He is a native of São Paulo, Brazil, a citizen of Mexico,
and a U.S. resident.