Caribbean Literature and Literary Studies: Past, Present and Future

Alison Donnell

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Abstract

This essay summarizes the renewed and expanded perspectives on Caribbean literature made possible by the three-volume critical project to which it contributes the final essay. It then addresses three of the most pertinent issues facing Caribbean literature and literary studies as it moves further into the twenty-first century: first, how the future of Caribbean literary criticism will be shaped as much by what we rediscover about its past as by what is yet to come; second, how critical models might evolve as we reach the limit point of cascading inclusions; and third, questions of accessing and preserving literary sources (past, present and future), with a cautious appraisal of the promise of digital humanities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCaribbean Literature in Transition, 1970–2020
EditorsRonald Cummings, Alison Donnell
PublisherCambridge University Press
Chapter24
Pages405-425
Number of pages21
Volume3
ISBN (Electronic)9781108564274
ISBN (Print)9781108474009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jan 2021

Publication series

NameCaribbean Literature in Transition, 1800-2020
PublisherCambridge University Press

Keywords

  • Caribbean
  • Future
  • Literary Studies
  • Literature
  • Past
  • Present

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