{"id":538,"date":"2020-06-29T20:24:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T19:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/literatures-research\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T20:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:54:24","slug":"literatures-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/programmes\/disciplines\/literatures-in-english\/literatures-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Literatures research"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Literatures in English<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5><strong>Strengths of the Cave Hill programme in Literatures in English<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Caribbean Literature and Culture<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>the<\/em><\/strong> major (even though not the exclusive) focus of research of faculty members in the programme which boasts several internationally renowned experts in the field.<\/li>\n<li>world leaders in the study of Caribbean speculative fiction.<\/li>\n<li>home to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe\/LLL\/JWIL--Journal-of-West-Indian-Literature.aspx\">Journal of West Indian Literature (JWIL)<\/a>, the premier journal in the field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Creative Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>two workshop courses in creative writing every year<\/li>\n<li>an award-winning Guyanese poet who is actively engaged in creating quality original works of art.<\/li>\n<li>the journal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe\/LLL\/poui.aspx\">POUi: the Cave Hill Journal of Creative Writing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Drama and Theatre Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>courses on dramatic history (e.g. on Renaissance drama, Post-colonial theatre),<\/li>\n<li>the year-long course LITS2499 Drama and Theatre Arts which offers training and experience in dramatic production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Film Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the study of Caribbean, African, and other Post-colonial films<\/li>\n<li>The programme already offers a few courses in this area (e.g. the pioneering LITS3603 African Film) and plans to offer more.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Critical Theory<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the attempt to explore and develop theoretical models to analyze and critique diverse cultural forms<\/li>\n<li>Our scholars played a pivotal role in the major recent conference (Re)Thinking Caribbean Culture, the first of its kind devoted to Caribbean theory.<\/li>\n<li>Post-colonial and Feminist approaches are just two of the many modern lenses through which our students learn to view and analyse texts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Cultural Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the study of a variety of cultural forms, both &#8216;high&#8217; 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