Carolyn Cooper

Carolyn Cooper is a West Indian author, professor, and literary scholar. Carolyn Cooper's academic approach is grounded in critical theory.

Born in Jamaica, Dr. Cooper currently heads the department of Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona Jamaica. For the past 26 years she has lectured at the University of the West Indies, Department of Literature in English.

In 1968 she was awarded the Jamaica Scholarship which three years later culminated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in English (B.A. English). In 1972 she proceeded to the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada to pursue her Masters Degree in English, which was followed by the completion of her Ph. D at the same institution.^[1]

Journals

• Cooper, Carolyn J. Enslaved In Stereotypes: Race and Representation in Post-independence Jamaica
• Cooper, Carolyn J. Punany Powah
• Cooper, Carolyn J. 'West Indies plight': Louise Bennett and The Cultural Politics of Federation
• Cooper, Carolyn J. Race and the cultural politics of self-representation: A View from the University of the West Indies
• Cooper, Carolyn J. Lyrical Gun: Metaphor and Role Play in Jamaican Dancehall Culture
• Cooper, Carolyn J. Ragamuffin sounds: Crossing over from reggae to rap and back
• Cooper, Carolyn J. Loosely talking theory: Oral/Sexual Discourse in Jamaican Popular Culture

Awards

• Association of Commonwealth Universities Academic Exchange Fellow, University of the South Pacific, Fiji, September - October, 1993

References

• See also An Insight into Jamaican Music: Interview with Carolyn Cooper SX SALON (Small Axe).