Kevin Meehan, Ph.D.

Education

Caribbean Literature, African American Literature, Haitian Studies, Literature and Educational Development

Click on the link below to see the University Press of Mississippi page for my book (offered at 30% discount):

Click on the links below to see some recent video work:

People Get Ready: African American and Caribbean Cultural Exchange. Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press, 2009.

“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, 2008.
“Brilliant Episodes of Invention: Jayne Cortez in Poetic Dialogue with John LaRose.” Wasifiri 21:3 (November, 2006): 59-64.
“Romance and Revolution: Reading Women’s Narratives of Caribbean Decolonization.” Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature 25:2 (Fall, 2006): 291-305.
“Martí, Schomburg, y la cuestión racial.” Afro-Hispanic Review 25:2 (Spring, 2006): 73-88. With Paul Miller

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Session	Date and Time	Syllabus
51124	LIT3192	Caribbean Literature	WWW	A	12:00AM - 12:00AM	Not Online
Summer A 2010 LIT3192 Caribbean Literature 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). Throughout the course, we return to several large themes, including:the search for unifying patterns in Caribbean cultureliterature as historical inquiry and revision the impact of creolization on language practices and creativity in Caribbean societiesthe quest for national liberationthe role of gender in narrating experiences of slavery, colonization, decolonization, and ethnic dynamics across the region exile and return to the region In our readings and discussions, while we focus primarily on English-language texts, an emphasis on creolization as a region-wide process will help forge comparative links with Spanish-, French-, and Creole-based cultural traditions. Half of the primary readings are authored by women writers and all texts are explored through a feminist/womanist critical framework.

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Date and Time	Syllabus
80784	ENC1101H	Honors Freshman Composition Ⅰ	Face2Face	M,W,F 10:30AM - 11:20AM	Not Online
No Description Available
91500	ENC1101H	Honors Freshman Composition Ⅰ	Face2Face	M,W,F 11:30AM - 12:20PM	Not Online
No Description Available
92210	LIT4244	World Authors	WWW	-	Not Online
Fall 2010 LIT4244 World Authors--Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat is one of the most renowned authors to come of age in the past two decades. Born in Haiti and raised after age 11 in the United States, her work is emblematic of a generation marked by extensive migration, cross-cultural immersion in several linguistic and artistic traditions, political upheaval, and an ongoing search for the best means to document, intervene in, and celebrate this complex experience. We will study a representative slate of Danticat's writing in several genres, including fiction, memoir, poetry, and interview. As well, we will study writing, music, and films that illluminate the Haitian and Haitian diasporan cultural context from which Danticat and her writing emerge. Assignments include two position papers presented in class, plus a midterm and a final exam.

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Date and Time	Syllabus
20825	AML3682	Ethnic Literature in America	WWW	-	Not Online
AML 3682 CAH-ENG 3(3,0) Ethnic Literature in America: PR: ENC 1102. Contributions of linguistic and ethnic groups of non-English origin to the literature of the United States.
11111	ENC1102H	Honors Freshman Composition Ⅱ	Face2Face	M,W 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Not Online
No Description Available

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Session	Date and Time	Syllabus
60040	LIT3192	Caribbean Literature	WWW	A	-	Not Online
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No courses found for Fall 2011.

No courses found for Spring 2012.

Updated: Apr 15, 2011