Professor Dr. Caryl Phillips

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Research Interests

Contemporary Literature Creative Writing Postcolonial Literature

Experience

Professor

— Present

Yale University • New Haven, CT

Teaching principal focus on contemporary literature and creative writing.

Awards

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Booker Prize Nominee

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Guggenheim Fellowship

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Lannan Fellowship

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James Tait Black Memorial Prize

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Commonwealth Writers Prize

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Pen/Beyond Margins Prize

Courses

Advanced Fiction Writing Contemporary British Fiction The Literature of the Middle Passage Colonial Encounter

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics

Application Checklist

  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV

Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.