Education
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from University of Maryland (1996)
- B.A. in Philosophy from Georgetown University (1984)
Selected Publications
Books
- People Get Ready: African American and Caribbean Cultural Exchange. Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press, 2009.
https://www.academia.edu/9590001/People_Get_Ready_African_American_and_Caribbean_Cultural_Exchange
Articles/Essays
- “Strengthening Food Security with Sustainable Practices by Smallholder Farmers in Lesser
Developed Economies.” In Agricultural Development and Food Security in
Developing Nations. Eds., Wayne Ganpat and Wendy-Ann Isaac. Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Publishing, 2016: 57-81 With Leighton Naraine et al.
https://www.academia.edu/34717407/Agricultural_Development_and_Food_Security_in_Developing_Nations - “Agricultural Diversification and Non-Traditional Systems for Sustainable Food Production.” In Agricultural Diversification in the Caribbean, ed., Wayne Ganpat. Kingston: Ian Randle and University of the West Indies Press, 2015: 299-360. With Leighton Naraine et al. https://www.academia.edu/36631767/Agricultural_Diversification_and_Non-Traditional_Systems_for_Susta...
- “Rise Up? New Directions in the Caribbean Bildungsroman.” Palimpsest: A Journal on Women, Gender, and the Black International 7:1 (Spring 2018): 11-18. https://www.academia.edu/36575765/Rise_Up_New_Directions_in_the_Caribbean_Womens_Bildungsroman
- “James, C.L.R.” Major author entry in The Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies, eds., Sangeeta Ray and Henry Schwarz. London: Blackwell Publishing, 2016. Blackwell Reference Online.
https://www.academia.edu/25468796/_C.L.R._James_Entry_in_Encyclopedia_of_Postcolonial_Studies_ - “DIY Noise and Compositional Horizons: Indie Musicians
and Promoters in the Age of Digital Reproduction.” Civilisations
13 (2014): 51-73. With Billy Geoghegan.
https://www.academia.edu/9595398/_DIY_Noise_and_Compositional_Horizons_Indie_Musicians_and_Promoters... -
“Man-Made Disasters: Viewing Mt. Pelée After Katrina and the Haiti Earthquake.” Small Axe SX Salon 12 (May 2013) http://smallaxe.net/wordpress3/discussions/2013/05/27/manmade-disasters/
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“‘Bifurcated Mobility’? Telecommunication, Globalization, and International Service-Learning.” Faculty Focus 9:3: (2010): 10-11. http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/Publications/FacultyFocus/content/2010/2010_october.pdf
- “Caribbean Literature and Popular Culture.” Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean. Eds., Richard Hillman and Thomas D’Agostino. Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner, 2003. 305-332. With Paul Miller. Revised and reprinted for second edition, 2009.
https://www.academia.edu/37765563/_Caribbean_Literature_and_Popular_Culture_in_Landscape_Format
Courses
| Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92521 | AML3682 | Ethnic Literature in America | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Th 01:30 PM - 02:45 PM | Unavailable |
| No Description Available | |||||
| 92112 | AML4300 | Major American Authors | Web-Based (W) | Unavailable | |
| No Description Available | |||||
| Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Session | Date and Time | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61654 | LIT3192 | Caribbean Literature | Web-Based (W) | A | Unavailable | |
| No Description Available | ||||||
| Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11495 | LIT3192 | Caribbean Literature | Web-Based (W) | Unavailable | |
| This is a post-1865 literary history class. This class is designated as a "diversity" class. This on-line course traces how Caribbean societies have achieved self-expression through a variety of cultural forms, including documentary writing (history, slave narrative, diplomatic correspondence), literary prose and poetry, and popular culture (dub poetry, music). | |||||