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About

Portal magazine is an annual publication of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections at The University of Texas at Austin. The magazine showcases a broad range of research and scholarship on Latin America and U.S. Latinx communities, and highlights archives, collections, and the digital humanities at the Benson Latin American Collection. Contributing writers include faculty, staff, students, and alumni of UT Austin, as well as guest authors.

Magazine Staff

Susanna Sharpe, Editor

Jennifer Mailloux, Art Director

Our Mission

LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections raises awareness of past and present issues that affect Latin America and U.S. Latina/o communities through its world-class collections, globalized higher education, research, international exchange, and public programs.

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 Our Partnership

In September 2011, the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection and the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) joined forces to create LLLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, an innovative partnership that pairs the abundant scholarly resources of the collection with the teaching and research focus of the institute. This historic union of two venerable units at The University of Texas at Austin has opened new opportunities for collaboration, and holds the promise of becoming a model for the global public university of the twenty-first century.

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2025–2026 Edition

Magazine cover shows hand-drawn and -painted illustration of a passionflower plant with large green leaves emerging from a central green stalk, and thinner stems with white-and-orange flowers, as well as whitish green buds. The magazine title, Portal, is written in all capital letters across the top (all bright orange except the O, which is white).

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