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

Fall Semester 2024

PLTC 121
The Moral Basis of Politics

PLTC 354
Race and the Right to Vote in the U.S.

PLTC 457
Senior Thesis

Winter Semester 2025

PLTC 203
Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States

PLTC 256
Feminist Political Thought