Dr. Martha Menchaca

Professor

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Biography

Martha Menchaca is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. She has a Ph.D. from Stanford University and her research focuses on social anthropology, ethnicity, gender, and oral history/oral traditions. Her work also explores legal anthropology, immigration, and Chicano studies, particularly in the context of US/Mexican culture and the effects of neoliberalism in Latin America and Mexico. She is associated with multiple centers and institutes within the College of Liberal Arts, including the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, the Center for Women's and Gender Studies, and the Center for Mexican American Studies.

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Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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