Brie Gettleson

Brie has collection development and research support duties for Latin American Studies, serving as the Libraries’ liaison to the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies and is the principal librarian for faculty, students, and staff engaged in research on Latin America across Penn’s campus. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the New School for Social Research, a MSLS from Clarion University, and a BA in anthropology from Portland State University.

Brie’s experience in Latin American scholarship includes her dissertation, “The Desaparecidos of Everyday Life: Militarism and Femicide in Guatemala,” and ongoing collaborative work on a post-custodial digital archive of human rights materials with the Guatemalan human rights organization Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo. She is enthusiastic about collecting ephemera, especially posters and other popular visual materials. Before coming to Penn, Brie was the Social Science Librarian and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Haverford College, where she taught about the intersection(s) of anthropology and human rights.

Brie is pleased to serve on the board of La Montaña Fund, a non-profit that supports community-based projects in rural highland Guatemala. Lastly, she lives in South Philly with her husband, where she enjoys exploring the many coffee shops and excellent global cuisines.