David Bailey

David Bailey is a Lecturer in Portuguese Cultural Studies at the University of Manchester's Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. He holds a B.A. and M.Phil from the University of Cambridge, where he specialized in Lusophone literature, followed by a Ph.D. on Naturalist literature in Portuguese contexts. His research explores intersections of postcolonial studies, queer theory, and urban transformation.

Education:

• B.A. in Portuguese Literature, University of Cambridge
• M.Phil in Lusophone Studies, University of Cambridge
• Ph.D. (2020), University of Cambridge: Naturalism Against Nature: Kinship and Degeneracy in Fin-de-siècle Portugal and Brazil

Research Interests:

• Nineteenth-century Lusophone literature
• Queer studies and intersectional approaches
• Urban art and gentrification in Lisbon
• Postcolonial critiques of scientific discourse

Research Trends: His work deconstructs colonial and scientific narratives, focusing on marginalized identities in literature and contemporary urban spaces. Recent projects examine Mozambican urban art and transatlantic literary dialogues.

Labs/Teams: Engaged with SPLAS research clusters on cultural hybridity and modernity studies.