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Dr. Peter Baker is a Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Stirling's Division of Literature and Languages. He joined in 2018 after teaching at Newcastle and Durham Universities. His roles include co-director of the Postcolonial Studies Research Group, leading the Inclusive Curriculum Short-Term Working Group (2021-22), and involvement in Modern Languages outreach and LGBT+ student support networks.
His research focuses on Iberian modernity/colonialism through critical theory, race, class, and gender lenses. Key projects include a monograph on Bolivian Indigenous movements (Indianism/Katarism) under contract with Tamesis, and studies of Ecuadorian Indigenous filmmaker Alberto Muenala. He collaborates on a Digital Humanities project analyzing Latin American Indigenous film festivals and a translation of Jorge Sanjinés' 'Teoría y práctica de un cine junto al pueblo.'
He actively participates in the Universidade de Vigo's critical theory network, co-authoring work on autographic writing practices. His research bridges cultural studies, political theory (Marxism/deconstruction/psychoanalysis), and film analysis, emphasizing decolonial methodologies.
- Grants: British Academy-funded Indigenous film project
- Labs/Groups: Postcolonial Studies Research Group, Staff Network, Universidade de Vigo research network
- Future Work: Special journal issue on Sanjinés' text, expansion of autographic writing research
