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Janelle Rodriques is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Washington. She obtained her PhD in English from Newcastle University in 2016, where her thesis focused on 'Representations of Obeah in Twentieth-century Anglophone West Indian Literature,' which later became her monograph 'Narratives of Obeah in West Indian Literature: Moving Margins,' published by Routledge in 2019. Rodriques has contributed to significant works, including the 'Routledge Handbook of Caribbean Studies' set to be released in 2025, and 'Caribbean Literature in Transition, Vol. 1: 1800s-1920s' published by Cambridge University Press in 2021. Her research interests lie in anglocreole Caribbean literature of the long twentieth century, with a focus on themes of spirituality and religion, and the concept of 'quarrel with humanity,' addressing the exclusions faced by Caribbean peoples. Rodriques also explores the legacies of slavery, hybridity, creolisation, and the complexities of migration and diaspora in her teaching and research. She welcomes students interested in multiethnic and queer Caribbean critiques.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Teaching English and conducting research on Caribbean literature and postcolonial studies.
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