I’m currently based in London, and completing a PhD at the University of Manchester, where I also teach. At its broadest, my creative / critical work is an attempt to build a new cultural history of working-class femininity in Britain, with a particular focus on creativity and experiment. This work encompasses writing, lecturing, archival projects, and curation.

More generally, I write widely on class, gender, and popular culture. I’ve written for publications such as the Financial Times, New Statesman, and Tribune, amongst others. I’ve given talks and papers at institutions such as Tate Britain, the Whitworth Gallery, and Studio Voltaire. I also write a substack, which you can subscribe to for free here.

In 2025 I curated From the Earth Comes Light: Women, Creativity and Mining for the National Coal Mining Museum for England. This exhibition is the first to explore the links between women’s creative practices and British coal. It’s open from April until September.

I completed my undergraduate degree at Homerton College, Cambridge and an MSt at Hertford College, Oxford, which was fully funded by the Oxford English faculty. I am now fully funded by a President’s Doctoral Scholarship.

If you want to get in touch, you can email me on jenniferjaswhite@gmail.com, or find me on instagram.