Dr. Caitlin Vandertop

Biography

Caitlin Vandertop is an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, specializing in modern world-literature and postcolonial studies. Her work particularly focuses on Anglophone writing from the Pacific Ocean region, analyzing the connections between colonial histories and literature, as well as the implications of extractive industries on cultural property. Her book, "Modernism Metrocolony: Urban Cultures Empire Twentieth Century Literature", published by Cambridge in 2021, provides a sustained, comparative study of British colonial city literature, examining how key texts and movements associated with modernism drew from the unique landscapes of British colonial cities. Additionally, Vandertop is a co-editor of the upcoming volume "Commodities Literature", which traces the literary history of the commodity concept. She has been actively involved in various editorial and commissioning roles, contributing significantly to the fields of literary theory and postcolonial studies through her numerous publications. Vandertop teaches various courses on world literature and literary theory at Warwick, continuing her commitment to exploring the rich intersections between literature, culture, and historical context.

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