Kevin Meehan, Ph.D.

• Professor
• kevin.meehan@ucf.edu
• Office Hours: Tu-Th 8:30-10:00 a.m.
• Campus Location: CNH303G

Education

• Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from University of Maryland (1996)
• B.A. in Philosophy from Georgetown University (1984)

Research Interests

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

Recent Research Activities

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

• People Get Ready: African American and Caribbean Cultural Exchange (2009)

• "UCF in Print Episode" on UCF Partnership with the University of Fondwa in rural Haiti
• Harold Taylor Speaks Part 1
• Harold Taylor Speaks Part 2
• "Son de Obama" by Conjunto Kimbombó
• Conjunto Kimbombó Website

Selected Publications

Books

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

Articles/Essays

• “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

Courses

Updated: Jul 10, 2012