Dr Lucy Taylor

BA University of London (Queen Mary), MPhil Glasgow University, PhD Manchester University

Dr Lucy Taylor

Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies

Department of International Politics

Contact Details

Profile

Lucy is a Latin Americanist (Argentina specialist) working on questions of colonialism and citizenship in Welsh Patagonia. She has been very active in Latin American studies in the UK, involved in the Bulletin of Latin American Research and Society for Latin American Studies, the largest academic society for Latin Americanists in Europe. She currently serves on the Editorial Board of Settler Colonial Studies and is leading a theme on the University's application for the Race Equality Charter. She is also very active in the Department's Diversity Working Group and the University's Women in Research group. Lucy speaks English, Spanish and Welsh.

Research

Lucy's current research explores critical approaches to citizenship. She works with decolonial and settler colonial theory, applying these insights to lived experiences in Welsh Patagonia, Argentina and Wales. Her archive-based research asks critical questions of the mythologies that surround the Welsh in Patagonia to explore theoretical insights. These include: the colonial tensions of settler-indigenous ‘friendship’ Welsh Patagonia in global perspective; moral capital, righteousness and political power. She is now exploring the impact of narratives about Welsh Patagonia on Welsh society today in order to add Y Wladfa into discussions on decolonization and anti-racism to current Welsh policy.  Her book on settler colonialism and Y Wladfa will be published by Wales University Press in September 2024.     

Office Hours (Student Contact Times)

  • Tuesday 11.30-12:30
  • Thursday 11:30-12:30

Publications

Taylor, L 2022, Representation. in C Ansell & J Torfing (eds), Handbook on Theories of Governance. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 169-177.
Taylor, L 2020, 'Four foundations of settler colonial theory: Four insights from Argentina', Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 344-365. 10.1080/2201473X.2020.1845939
Taylor, L 2019, 'The Welsh Way of Colonisation in Patagonia: The International Politics of Moral Superiority', Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, vol. 47, no. 6, 1, pp. 1073-1099. 10.1080/03086534.2019.1576836
Taylor, L 2018, 'Global perspectives on Welsh Patagonia: The complexities of being both colonizer and colonized', Journal of Global History, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 446-468. 10.1017/S1740022818000232
Taylor, L 2017, 'Welsh–Indigenous Relationships in Nineteenth Century Patagonia: ‘Friendship’ and the Coloniality of Power', Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 49, no. 1, 6, pp. 143-168. 10.1017/S0022216X16000353
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