Will Fowler

Will Fowler is a Professor of Spanish at the University of St Andrews since 1995. A Barcelona-born historian and novelist, he specializes in 19th-century Mexican political history, focusing on insurrectionary politics, national identity, and transnational perspectives. He holds a PhD from the University of Bristol (1990-91) and has authored seminal works like Mexico in the Age of Proposals and Santa Anna of Mexico.

Education:

• B.A. in Drama and Spanish, University of Bristol (1985-1990)
• PhD in 19th-century Mexican Political History, University of Bristol (1990-1991)

Research Interests:

• Political dynamics of 19th-century Mexico
• Biographies of figures like Santa Anna and Tornel
• Civil War of Reforma (1857-1861)
• British-Mexican diplomatic relations
• Transnational analysis of the Mexican Reform Period

Grants & Projects:

• AHRC-funded project on Mexican pronunciamiento dynamics (2007-2010)
• Co-Director, c19c Cross Cultural Research Centre

Awards:

• Corresponsal Internacional, Academia Mexicana de la Historia

Labs/Teams: Active in the c19c Cross Cultural Research Centre, coordinating transnational historical studies.