Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature

BA in Literatures in English

About the Programme

Explore the relationship between word, emotion and meaning. A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major or minor in Literatures in English combines analysis and writing for understanding and then developing creative content for culturally and socially significant texts.

What Will I Study?

You will discover:

Culturally defining texts from across the world
Techniques to identify how meaning is produced and communicated
Application of creative expression in addressing social concerns
Practical writing skills for critical and creative content

Learn more about Literatures in English.

Facilities and Resources

The Department publishes journals devoted to literary criticism and creative writing:

Access seminal texts about the literature and culture of the Caribbean in the Sidney Martin Library’s West Indies Collection (WIC)

Research

Our faculty does research in diasporic writing, Caribbean literature and criticism. We focus on Caribbean Popular Culture, Speculative Fiction and African film.

Career Opportunities

If you want to:

Pursue a career as an English Teacher
Focus on publishing
Practice journalism
Become a content creator
Be a creative writer
Continue on to Humanities, Administrative or select Social Science postgraduate programmes

Then this degree is for you!

Why Study in Barbados

From Barbados, encounter the rest of the Eastern Caribbean – from festivals to intellectual fora. Explore cross-cultural links between literatures of the Caribbean and the globe by experiencing the landscape, language and culture that inspire internationally acclaimed and new Caribbean/diaspora writers.