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About Me I am a historian of Early Modern Britain and the Atlantic World. My research has focused on constructions of hierarchy and power – gender, race, and class – in Britain and in the British Atlantic. I have also been deeply engaged in dialogue with literary scholars, and increasingly, involved...

I am currently working on two different projects. One I imagine as a relatively short book, a spin-off from my engagement with literary scholars, What's in a name: How historians know Shakespeare was Shakespeare, to be published in 2026 by the University of Manchester Press. I have long been...

Dr. Cristián H. Ricci is a Professor of Iberian Studies and North African Studies at the University of California, Merced. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude from California State University Los Angeles in 1998. He earned his Master of Arts in 2000 and his doctorate in 2003 from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His literary research interests and experience include the narrative of Spain, the literature of Morocco written in Western European languages (Castilian, Catalan, French, Dutch, English); and the literatures of Equatorial Guinea and Latin America from 1800 through the present.

My research seeks to understand the impact of the US immigration system on the well-being of immigrants and their families. My studies and publications contribute to the growing evidence that immigrants who lack citizenship or legal status face unique barriers to health care and well-being and that...

Who speaks for immigrants? Who creates knowledge about their lives and well-being? In the fall of 2020, students in PH 113 Latino and Immigrant Health constructed testimonios of people in their lives - family members, neighbors, friends - to listen to and share their stories. Here we share their...

States across the US possess a mix of policies that criminalize immigrants by regulating the “legality” or permissibility of their lives, putting day-to-day activities like working and driving under the surveillance and control of immigration enforcement, and those that are inclusive by expanding...

The Merg lab recognizes that research is a global endeavor that strives to improve the quality of life for all people. We welcome researchers from all backgrounds, with the understanding that each individual affords unique perspectives that (when collected together) can support a lab that is...