Dr. Malica Willie

Biography

Educated at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus Barbados, and the University of Liège (ULiège) Belgium, Malica Willie is a Saint Lucian teacher, creative writer, and researcher, who joined the University of Glasgow as a Lecturer in Black British and/or African Diasporic Studies in January 2024. Dr. Willie emphasizes creating an understanding and empathetic approach to teaching in an inclusive classroom environment. She has taught courses in African Diasporic Literature, Caribbean Cultures, and Postcolonial History at UWI, UCLan, and Newcastle University. As a creative writer, Dr. Willie explores Caribbean culture through fiction, essays, and poetry, and addresses critical issues in her research interests, including Race, Slavery, and Disability. Her doctoral research adapted existentialist philosophy to explore themes of colonialism and slavery within the work of Saint Lucian author Garth St. Omer, seeking to revitalize and resituate Black Atlantic literature. Dr. Willie's recent research intersects Disability Studies with Caribbean and Irish literature, examining colonial influences on depictions of blindness in 20th and 21st-century Caribbean writing.

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