CONTACT US:
Building: CNH302PO Box 161346 Orlando, FL 32816-1346407-823-5254
Fax: 407-823-6582
Grad Programs
Brooks Pingston
T&T and M.F.A. Programs
Elizabeth Sloan
Kevin Meehan
- Associate Professor
kmeehan@mail.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):
Click on the links below to see some recent video work:- "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