Literatures in English

Strengths of the Cave Hill programme in Literatures in English

• the major (even though not the exclusive) focus of research of faculty members in the programme which boasts several internationally renowned experts in the field.
• world leaders in the study of Caribbean speculative fiction.
• home to the Journal of West Indian Literature (JWIL), the premier journal in the field

• two workshop courses in creative writing every year
• an award-winning Guyanese poet who is actively engaged in creating quality original works of art.
• the journal POUi: the Cave Hill Journal of Creative Writing.

• courses on dramatic history (e.g. on Renaissance drama, Post-colonial theatre),
• the year-long course LITS2499 Drama and Theatre Arts which offers training and experience in dramatic production.

• the study of Caribbean, African, and other Post-colonial films
• The programme already offers a few courses in this area (e.g. the pioneering LITS3603 African Film) and plans to offer more.
   

• the attempt to explore and develop theoretical models to analyze and critique diverse cultural forms
• Our scholars played a pivotal role in the major recent conference (Re)Thinking Caribbean Culture, the first of its kind devoted to Caribbean theory.
• Post-colonial and Feminist approaches are just two of the many modern lenses through which our students learn to view and analyse texts.

• the study of a variety of cultural forms, both 'high' and 'low,' has attracted the interest of our faculty members and students alike
• includes the study of calypso and reggae