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Leighan M Renaud is a lecturer at the University of Bristol, specializing in contemporary Anglophone Caribbean literature. Her research primarily focuses on themes of gender, family, neo-coloniality, and the legacies of slavery and language. Renaud's forthcoming monograph, titled 'Motherhood, Mothering Marronage', examines the representation of matrifocality in twenty-first century Caribbean fiction, arguing that matrifocality is an integral component of family and community life and acts as a symbol of resistance against patriarchal Eurocentric norms. She is also interested in creative responses to the archives of the Caribbean, Black Aquatic literature, and Black women's writing. Renaud's interdisciplinary research seeks to explore how the study of literature can inform debates in the humanities and social sciences. In addition to her teaching and research, she actively engages in projects and activities related to Caribbean folklore and storytelling.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.