Lucy C. Britt

Assistant Professor of Politics

Associations

Politics

Pettengill Hall, Room 167

207-786-6457lbritt3@bates.edu

About

Lucy Britt’s work focuses on the politics of race and the politics of memory. She teaches classes on race and politics, political theory, and feminist political thought. Her current research focuses on African American political thought, Confederate monuments, and race and housing. She received her MA and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She is from Southwestern Virginia and attended Wesleyan University for college.

Expertise

Current Courses

Winter Semester 2025

GSS 256 / PLTC 256
Feminist Political Thought

PLTC 203
Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States

Short Term 2025

GSSS 35 / PLTCS 35
Feminist Political Theory (Taylor’s Version)

Fall Semester 2025

GSS 256 / PLTC 256
Feminist Political Thought

PLTC 121
The Moral Basis of Politics