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Dr. Emily Floyd is a Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture before 1700 at University College London's Department of History of Art, specializing in colonial Latin American art with particular expertise in print culture from colonial Lima. Her scholarly work bridges art history, religious studies, and critical race theory, focusing on how visual representations engaged with questions of race, religion, and identity in the colonial Andes.
Education:
- BA in History of Art and Religious Studies from Smith College (2009)
- MAR in Religion and the Arts from Yale University's Institute of Sacred Music
- PhD in Art History and Latin American Studies from Tulane University (2018)
Floyd's research centers on visual representations of race in colonial contexts, with her current Leverhulme Trust and Thoma Foundation-supported project "The Monster and the Saint: Seeing Race in the Colonial Andes" examining normative whiteness, implicit racial depictions, and intersections of sanctity, monstrosity, and the body. Her scholarship reveals how colonial visual culture constructed racial categories through religious imagery and printmaking techniques, particularly in 17th-18th century Lima. She has published extensively in both English and Spanish, demonstrating commitment to transnational academic dialogue and accessibility across linguistic boundaries.
Analysis of Floyd's publication record shows consistent scholarly output with increasing focus on race studies within colonial contexts. Her work demonstrates sophisticated interdisciplinary methodology, blending close visual analysis with historical contextualization to unpack how colonial prints functioned within devotional networks while simultaneously constructing racial hierarchies. The geographic scope of her research extends beyond Lima to examine transatlantic connections between the Andes and Europe.
Recognition:
- Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for "The Monster and the Saint: Seeing Race in the Colonial Andes"
- Thoma Foundation support for research on colonial visual culture
Floyd currently supervises two PhD students whose projects extend her research interests into related territories: Manuela Portales Sanfuentes examines decorative arts in Latin American museums, while Daen Palma Huse investigates hand-held ephemera in nineteenth-century Peru. Her grant funding demonstrates significant external validation of her research trajectory and methodological innovations in the field of colonial Latin American art history.
As Editor and Curator for the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion (MAVCOR) at Yale University, Floyd contributes to digital scholarship initiatives that make religious material culture accessible to global audiences. Her work with MAVCOR reflects her commitment to collaborative research models and digital humanities approaches that transform how scholars engage with visual and material evidence from religious traditions worldwide.
