María del Socorro Coco Gutierrez Magallanes

María del Socorro Coco Gutierrez Magallanes is a Lecturer in the Feminist Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Her work bridges social science and humanities, focusing on race, gender, class, ethnicity, and social movements, particularly among Latin American, Chicanx, Latinx, Black, and Indigenous communities. She is known for collaborative approaches in research, teaching, and activism. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and Spanish Literary Studies from Occidental College, an M.A. in Latin American Studies, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from UNAM.

• Education:
• B.A. Sociology & Spanish Literary/Cultural Studies, Occidental College (Irvine Scholar)
• M.A. Latin American Studies, UNAM
• Ph.D. Sociology, UNAM

Her research interests include visual culture, memory studies, and the intersection of identity and politics. She co-organized the Latin American and Chicanx forum IMAGE, MEMORY AND ARCHIVE during her postdoctoral fellowship at BUAP (University of Puebla). Current projects involve collaborations with the Las Maestras Center, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA), and the Feminist Archive at UCSB’s Davidson Library. She actively engages in transnational feminist networks and Women of Color Feminisms.

Awards:

• California James Irvine Foundation Scholarship
• UNAM Graduate Scholarship
• MEXICO’S CONACYT Fellowship
• MEXICO’S SEP Fellowship

Advising & Grants: Her work emphasizes community-based collaboration and has been supported through fellowships. She mentors students in feminist studies and critical social theory frameworks. She also contributes to archival initiatives documenting marginalized voices.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Las Maestras Center, CEMA, and the Feminist Archive. Engaged in activism and pedagogical innovation through critical pedagogies.