Dr Ruth Daly

Profile

Qualifications

• PhD Cultural Studies, University of Leeds
• MA Modern Literary Studies, Queen’s University Belfast
• BA (hons.) English Literature, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
• Fellow, HEA

Research interests

Working closely with feminist theory and affect studies, my research examines ethical practices of reading in the humanities. More broadly, my research interests include decolonial feminism; postcolonial theory; visual culture; critical and cultural theory.

Research activities:

• In January 2024, I received IGNITE funding for my project CoRe | Collective Reading, a collaboration with NHS charity Arts and Minds Network Leeds. This collaboration aims to create inclusive, community-based shared reading groups, exploring how literature nurtures human connection and enhances mental wellbeing. The project seeks to build a longstanding connection between Arts and Minds Network Leeds and the University of Leeds with a view to collaborating on future projects. 
• In December 2023, I participated in a Global Executive Leadership Programme in Arts and Cultural Industries, delivering workshops to partners in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. Theme: Cultural and Creative Industries Policy.
• In 2023, I co-delivered the following workshop: “Embedding ‘digital’ to support organisational sustainability” Arts Marketing Association Symposium, British Museum. 
• Contributing Researcher: “The Question of Digital: Building the Digital Capabilities of the Heritage Sector.” Funder: National Lottery Heritage Fund.
• Founded the Feminist Encounters Reading Group, in the School of Performance & Cultural Industries.
• Dr Ruth Daly in conversation with Professor John Mowitt, Offering Theory: Reading in Sociography
• Australian Feminist Studies Mentoring Programme Participant 2019
• Associate editor with international cultural studies and critical theory journal, parallax from 2018-2021
• Co-Leader of Harehills Bibliotherapy Reading Group. Project: “Bibliotherapy for Refugees and Asylum Seekers.” Funder: Leverhulme.
• Co-organiser of ‘A Feminist Space at Leeds: Looking Back to Think Forward’, School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies, University of Leeds, December 2017
• Co-organisation of international conference, ‘Life Narratives: Self-Representation in an Age of Human Rights’, Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre (JHGC), June 2017
• Branch Representative for Sibéal Feminist and Gender Studies Network
• Co-Founder of Postcolonial & World Literatures and Cultures Reading Group, University of Leeds, 2016
• Member of the 2015 and 2016 Undergraduate Awards Judging Panel in Literature

Qualifications

• PhD Cultural Studies
• MA Modern Literary Studies
• BA hons. English Literature

Professional memberships

• Society for the Study of Affect
• Institute for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies
• Sibéal Feminist and Gender Studies Network

Current postgraduate researchers

• Yaxin (Iris) Wang