I am looking for a good reference and motivation for Brauer monoid and Brauer algebras. Kindly help me with some suggestions. Thanks.



Motivation and reference for Brauer algebras
For motivation I would advise starting with Brauer's original paper. You'll need a JSTOR login though:
<https://www.jstor.org/stable/1968843?origin=crossref&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents>


