Bethan Jones

Bethan Jones is a Senior Lecturer in English and Programme Director for MA in English Literature and MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hull, within the School of Humanities. She specializes in Disability (Blind) Studies, D.H. Lawrence scholarship, modernism, and the intersections of literature with music. Her research focuses on visually impaired protagonists in 21st-century texts and has led collaborations with the charity Sight Support, funded by Wellcome Trust grants.

Her monograph The Last Poems of D.H. Lawrence: Shaping a Late Style (2010) won a prestigious award from the D.H. Lawrence Society of North America. Current projects include a monograph exploring blindness in contemporary literature and music collaborations with composer William Neil, highlighted in recitals like 'Changing Altitudes' (2022).

Research interests span disability theory, modernist aesthetics, and literary representations of trauma. Her articles analyze topics from jazz's influence on literature to homoerotic themes in classic texts. She actively supervises PhD students in modern/contemporary literature and has mentored scholars on topics ranging from Hanif Kureishi's multiculturalism to Samuel Beckett's narratives of impotence.

Awards include recognition for her groundbreaking work on D.H. Lawrence, while her grants and interdisciplinary projects underscore her commitment to advancing mental health research for visually impaired youth. She contributes to the Leverhulme Centre for Water Cultures and the Larkin Centre for Poetry and Creative Writing, fostering collaborative academic initiatives.