Eleanor Jones

Eleanor Jones is an Associate Professor of Portuguese and World Literatures in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at the University of Southampton. She specializes in disability studies, gender and sexuality, race, and colonial science with a particular focus on the Portuguese and British empires. Her current research examines the role of UK institutions in the structural marginalization of disabled people, particularly through a historical lens involving eugenics and university policies. She teaches modules on Portuguese-speaking world cultures, critical theory, and postcolonialism.

Dr. Jones holds a PhD from the University of Manchester (2016) and has held academic roles at Manchester, Sheffield, and Birmingham universities before joining Southampton in 2016. She actively contributes to curriculum development and serves as an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion representative. Her teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to race, disability, and queer theory.

Her recent research collaborations with Dr. Vivienne Orchard explore institutional disability marginalization, while her publications address topics such as neurodiversity, colonial medical practices, and postcolonial African political cultures. She is a sought-after speaker on disability studies in modern languages and has presented at conferences since 2017.