Laura Loyola-Hernández
Biographic Data
| ID | 3080368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Loyola-Hernández |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Loyola-Hernández |
| SIGNATURE | LOYOLA-HERNÁNDEZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7106-988X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Al Glitter de Guerra
Creating scyborg assemblages of hope in UK higher education
This article offers an analysis on the importance of staff and students coming together to transform British neoliberal universities through assemblages of hope among scyborgs (multiple organisms which are part of universities). I have developed the term scyborg assemblages of hope to understand how individuals and groups challenge oppressive systems within UK universities. Scyborg assemblages of hope is a praxis and pedagogical approach aiming t…
Cabecitas Blancas
In this paper, I analyse the intersection of settler colonialism, racial capitalism and border violence by examining Cabecitas Blancas a project run by the Yucatecan government to reunite families divided by the US-Mexican border. A unique program in Mexico, Cabecitas Blancas helps elders who have not seen their children living in the United States for at least 10 years, due to their children’s precarious immigration status, reunite for a short p…
Resilience, advocacy and scholar-activism
Based on in-depth interviews, surveys and autoethnography we explore ways in which staff responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in three Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) based in Kenya (University of Nairobi), Mexico (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur) and the United Kingdom (University of Leeds). HEIs are dependent on staff’s resilience and goodwill to “get through the tough times”. This is evident when we examine the effect universities’ lack of su…
Spatial crossings
Challenging conventional understandings of Mexican politics, this article focuses on how bodily and spatial understandings of gender, race and ethnicity effected how female indigenous mayors were perceived by constituents once elected and how these women responded to those reactions. I argue that public municipal spaces in rural Yucatán are key components in articulating notions of gender, race and ethnicity. Female indigenous mayors challenge di…
The porous state
The porous state
Cabecitas Blancas
In this paper, I analyse the intersection of settler colonialism, racial capitalism and border violence by examining Cabecitas Blancas a project run by the Yucatecan government to reunite families divided by the US-Mexican border. A unique program in Mexico, Cabecitas Blancas helps elders who have not seen their children living in the United States for at least 10 years, due to their children’s precarious immigration status, reunite for a short p…
Spatial crossings
Challenging conventional understandings of Mexican politics, this article focuses on how bodily and spatial understandings of gender, race and ethnicity effected how female indigenous mayors were perceived by constituents once elected and how these women responded to those reactions. I argue that public municipal spaces in rural Yucatán are key components in articulating notions of gender, race and ethnicity. Female indigenous mayors challenge di…
Spatial crossings
Challenging conventional understandings of Mexican politics, this article focuses on how bodily and spatial understandings of gender, race and ethnicity effected how female indigenous mayors were perceived by constituents once elected and how these women responded to those reactions. I argue that public municipal spaces in rural Yucatán are key components in articulating notions of gender, race and ethnicity. Female indigenous mayors challenge di…
The porous state
Resilience, advocacy and scholar-activism
Based on in-depth interviews, surveys and autoethnography we explore ways in which staff responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in three Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) based in Kenya (University of Nairobi), Mexico (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur) and the United Kingdom (University of Leeds). HEIs are dependent on staff’s resilience and goodwill to “get through the tough times”. This is evident when we examine the effect universities’ lack of su…
Creating scyborg assemblages of hope in UK higher education
This article offers an analysis on the importance of staff and students coming together to transform British neoliberal universities through assemblages of hope among scyborgs (multiple organisms which are part of universities). I have developed the term scyborg assemblages of hope to understand how individuals and groups challenge oppressive systems within UK universities. Scyborg assemblages of hope is a praxis and pedagogical approach aiming t…
Cabecitas Blancas
In this paper, I analyse the intersection of settler colonialism, racial capitalism and border violence by examining Cabecitas Blancas a project run by the Yucatecan government to reunite families divided by the US-Mexican border. A unique program in Mexico, Cabecitas Blancas helps elders who have not seen their children living in the United States for at least 10 years, due to their children’s precarious immigration status, reunite for a short p…
Al Glitter de Guerra
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics and Society in Latin America (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Indigenous Cultures and History (2 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (2 works)