UCSB Latin American and Iberian Studies Program

Congratulations to LAIS Graduate Student Marlene Torres Magaña on receiving a Graduate Opportunity Fellowship for the 2021-2022 academic year!

Marlene Torres Magaña is currently working on her research project entitled, Historietas, Nationalismo Mexicano, y Cultura: The Construction and Promotion of a Mexican National Identity during the Twentieth Century. She examines the history and impact of anti-indigenous and anti-black racism in Mexico. Learn more about Marlene here.