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189:, was published in 1970, and he has noted: "I wrote it at just the right time. It was influential in the creation and internationalization of an academic discipline called 'West Indian Literature'; it stimulated the development of graduate studies in the Department of English of the University of the West Indies; and it was seminal in the transformation of the syllabus of 'English' at the University of the West Indies." Ramchand was UWI's first Professor of West Indian Literature and he was Head of the Department of Liberal Arts at St. Augustine for several years. 33: 115:
academic and writer, who is widely respected as "arguably the most prominent living critic of Caribbean fiction". He has written extensively on many West Indian authors, including
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with the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters, which recognises the lifetime achievement of editors, publishers, critics and broadcasters.
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Teaching Literature at a Distance: Open, Online and Blended Learning
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campus of UWI. Until his resignation in June 2009, he was associate
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Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Ramchand holds an MA and PhD from the
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honoured him with a NALIS Lifetime Literary Achievement Award.
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He has also been a Senior Fulbright Scholar affiliated to
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Gold for his work in Literature, Education and Culture.
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Act of Possession: the New World of West Indian Writing
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Society For Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers
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An Introduction to the Study of West Indian Literature
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In 1996, Ramchand was awarded a Trinidad and Tobago
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Academic staff of the University of the West Indies
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ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature
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Ramchand is also an Emeritus Professor at 601:Members of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago) 16:Trinidadian academic and writer (born 1939) 525:, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). 31: 373: 371: 477:Takis Kayalis, Anastasia Natsina (eds), 310:(for Literature, Education, and Culture) 269:The West Indian Novel and its Background 187:The West Indian Novel and Its Background 129:The West Indian Novel and Its Background 89:The West Indian Novel and its Background 621:Trinidad and Tobago non-fiction writers 348: 346: 240:National Library of Trinidad and Tobago 41:at the Schrijverschap 2000 congress in 37:Ramchand (left) with Surinamese writer 568: 518: 516: 368: 223:(UTT), a position he held until 2009. 135:(UWI) and the internationalization of 586:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 354:"Biographies P-R | Kenneth Ramchand" 343: 513: 13: 14: 637: 548: 379:"NAPA tension led to resignation" 221:University of Trinidad and Tobago 156:University of Trinidad and Tobago 611:Scholars of Caribbean literature 606:Recipients of the Chaconia Medal 283:(editor). London: Longman, 1989. 214:John Simon Guggenheim Foundation 528: 265:(editor). London: Nelson, 1966. 256: 486: 471: 454: 432: 419: 397: 326: 303:Excellence in Journalism award 1: 616:Trinidad and Tobago academics 320: 212:, as well as a Fellow of the 160:Senate of Trinidad and Tobago 133:University of the West Indies 464:, in Sandra Courtman (ed.), 7: 540:Trinidad Express Newspapers 293: 139:as an academic discipline. 54:1939 (age 84–85) 10: 642: 429:, from bestoftrinidad.com. 306:1996: Trinidad and Tobago 204:, a visiting professor at 226: 173: 95: 82: 74: 64: 50: 30: 23: 315:Bocas Henry Swanzy Award 100:Bocas Henry Swanzy Award 180:University of Edinburgh 69:University of Edinburgh 502:9 January 2015 at the 271:. London: Faber, 1970. 137:West Indian literature 536:"Enjoying every word" 468:, Vol. 6, 2005, p. 6. 442:. 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Ismene Krishnadath
Paramaribo
Trinidad and Tobago
University of Edinburgh
Bocas Henry Swanzy Award
Trinidad and Tobago
V. S. Naipaul
Earl Lovelace
Sam Selvon
University of the West Indies
West Indian literature
Professor Emeritus
St. Augustine
provost
University of Trinidad and Tobago
Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
University of Edinburgh
Yale University
University of Tulsa
Oklahoma
Indiana University
Colgate University
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
University of Trinidad and Tobago
Chaconia Medal
National Library of Trinidad and Tobago
NGC Bocas Lit Fest

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