About Me:

I teach literature at the University of Essex and have written about the representation of native Caribbean cultures. The Dominican Caribs have always been a special interest, although my current research relates to Cuba.

Occupation:

Professor in Literature

Research Interests:

Literature and anthropology of the Caribbean. Current research project is "American Tropics: Towards a Literary Geography" [http://www.essex.ac.uk/literature/American_Tropics/index.htm]

Publications:

Colonial Encounters: Europe and the Native Caribbean, 1492-1797, London and New York: Methuen, 1986 and 1992, 348pp.

Remnants of Conquest: The Caribs and Their Visitors, 1877-1998, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 371pp.

Affiliation:

University of Essex

My Website:

http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~phulme/