shane greene
misanthropologist, author, musician
about
Anthropologist by training (PhD, U Chicago). Skeptic by choice. Professor at Indiana University Bloomington with stints as a Visiting Professor at MIT, University of Manchester, and La Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru, also the country where I've done much of my research. Broad interests in social theory, popular culture, resistance, anarchism, art, music, race, class, and the end times for homo sapiens. Musician when there's time.
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books
"The transgressions this volume performs run the risk of becoming exemplary"
- Marisol de la Cadena (UC Davis)
2024
"This book demonstrates that punk has much to teach us about the Américas""
- Paulo Drinot (University College London)
2021
"An amazing read"
- Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
"Greene's candid, no-holds-barred prose is refreshing...at times hilarious"
- Miguel la Serna (UNC)
2016
"Su lenguaje es subte pero no deja de ser un discurso académico"
- Victor Vich (PUCP)
"Esto no es cualquier libro."
- María Eugenia Ulfe (PUCP)
2017
"A whirlwind tour through the history of social and political theory"
- Michael Cepek (UTSA)
"A must for those interested in the role of indigeneity in the contemporary world"
-Jelke Boesten (King's College)
2009
writings
Below is a selected list of publications. Click for the PDF. All other publications are HERE.
music
I'm an occasional musician and song-writer, recording and performing under the name Cuervo Sucio. Here's a recent video. More can be found on Spotify and Cuervo Sucio's YouTube channel.