Methods in Caribbean Research
In the introduction to Methods in Caribbean Research, the editors ask, "What sets the Caribbean apart and justifies an application of scholarly method to its own needs? What defines the world of Caribbean letters? Why not merely apply established approaches to scholarship that work satisfactorily in Western metropoles?"
The chapters in this collection address these pressing questions and make a unique contribution to the available guides for Caribbean scholars and students of Caribbean studies both inside and outside the region.
The authors consider the distinctive needs of research in Caribbean literature, language and culture and focus on honing research methods relevant to Caribbean material and with the insights of the Caribbean experience.
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1 Research Methodology
- Conceptual Frames
- 1. Issues and Developments in Caribbean Literary Theory and Criticism
- 2. A Cultural Studies Approach to Caribbean Literary Research
- 3. Culturometrics
- 4. Discourse and Caribbean Criticism
- Methods of Research: Data Collection
- 5. Fieldwork and Data Collection
- 6. Unlocking the Potential for Research
- 7. Process and Method in Creative Writing
- Methods of Research: Application and Analysis
- 8. Oral Tradition and Calypso Research
- 9. Textual and Discourse Analysis
- 10. Comparative Analysis
- 11. Translation Studies
- 12. Playing with Sound and Visual
- Conceptual Frames
- Part 2 The Research Process
- 13. Topic and Focus
- 14. Preparing the Research Proposal
- 15. Preparing the Thesis
- 16. Finishing and Proofreading
- Afterword
- References
- Contributors
