School of Social and Political Science

Background

I am a medical anthropologist whose research addresses questions of reproductive governance and justice. I am currently in the final stages of a six-year doctoral project examining abortion politics and provision in the Republic of Ireland following the repeal of the 8th Amendment. This research is supervised by Dr. Lucy Lowe and Dr. Jessica Cooper and funded by an Alice Brown PhD Scholarship and Parkes Foundation PhD Grant.

Education

PhD Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh (2018-present)

MSc Medical Anthropology, University College London (2016-17)

BA English Literature, University of Bristol (2009-12)

Publications (peer reviewed)

Eades, L. 2024. 'Mifepristone and Misoprostol'. In Hormonal Theory: A Rebellious Glossary, ed. by A. Ford, R. Malcolm, S. Erikainen, L. Raeder, and C. Roberts, 143-56. London: Bloomsbury. 

Eades, L. 2019. 'Social Realities, Biological Realities: The 24-week Foetus in Contemporary English Abortion Activism', Women's Studies International Forum, 74: 20-26.

Publications (other)

Eades, L. 2022. ‘Roe, Repeal, and Playing the Long Game,’ Cultural Anthropology, 3 October. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/roe-repeal-and-playing-the-long-game. 

Eades, L. 2020. ‘What Do Abortion Pills Mean in a Pandemic?’, COVID-19 Perspectives, 8 May. https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/covid19perspectives/2020/05/08/what-do-abortion-pills-mean-in-a-pandemic-asks-leah-eades/. 

Conference presentations (selected)

‘Haunting Histories: Anti-Nostalgia After Ireland’s Abortion Referendum.’ EASA Biennial Conference, University of Barcelona, 23-26 July 2024.

‘Between Reproductive Citizenship and Exile: Navigating the Irish Abortion Landscape’. Anthropological Contributions to SRHR Future(s): From Theory to Practice and Back, University of Amsterdam, 3-5 July 2024.

‘(Re)defining Risk: The Politics of Telemedicine Abortion in Ireland during COVID-19.’ EASA Biennial Conference, Queen’s University Belfast, 26-29 July 2022.

Memberships

Associate Fellow, Advance HE