DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
Dr Rachel Moseley-Wood, BA., MA., PhD, (UWI) – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT The Academic Year 2022–23 was a challenging one for the Department. The depart- ment had to contend with the resignations of three members of academic staff with only one temporary replacement in place. This presented a challenge in terms of maintaining the required course offerings and also in terms of carrying out required administrative tasks, such as servicing Faculty committees. In addition, intake at both undergraduate and graduate level remained below desired numbers. In particular, the graduate programmes have suffered from not only decreasing numbers of applicants but those already in the programme have found it very difficult to complete course requirements, with one of our promising PhD candi- dates leaving the programme because of the unreliable payment schedule for his UWI award. On a more positive note, the Department has formed a number of partnerships that have helped improve the quality of teaching and learning. The department’s newest programme, the BA Writing, Literature and Publishing has attracted an encouraging degree of attention from publishers in the region and beyond, with diaspora Jamaicans active in the publishing industry, seeing assistance to the pro- gramme as a way of giving back. As a member of the Caribbean Create Community Partnership programme, the department and its students have benefitted from awards, training and internships. Despite challenges, DLIE has managed to meet most of the recommendations set out in the Report of the Quality Assurance Review Team. A report was made to Faculty Board in April, and was followed by a report to Academic Board in June.
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