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Mónica Jiménez is an Associate Professor in African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds a Ph.D. in History since 2015 and a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, completed in 2007. Her research investigates the intersections of race, law, and empire in Latin America and the Caribbean, examining topics such as legal history, racialization, and human rights. Jiménez is the author of the forthcoming book, 'Making Never-Never Land: Race, Law, and the Creation of Puerto Rico,' which explores the legal implications of race exception in the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico. This book is set to be published in June 2024 by the University of North Carolina Press and has received the 2025 Gordon K. Sybil Lewis Book Award from the Caribbean Studies Association. Her scholarly contributions also include works in notable journals such as Radical History Review and Latino Studies. Her research has been supported by various prestigious fellowships, including the Ford Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. Jiménez also engages in creative writing, contributing significantly to the discourse in her fields of interest.
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