Jerome S. Wynter
Jerome Wynter is a part-time instructor in the Department of English. His background is West Indian.
Expertise
Literature of the long nineteenth century
Victorian poetics
Postcolonial literatures in English.
Degrees
PhD in English, University of Birmingham
MA in English, University of the West Indies
BA in English, University of the West Indies
Courses Taught
- English Composition is the standard first-year writing course. The course introduces students to the academic writing process through the study of culturally-diverse nonfiction prose. Emphasis will be placed on developing thesis-driven responses to the writing of others, practicing revision,
following the conventions of MLA style, and completing a research project. By its successful conclusion, students will be ready for English 201 and for the writing they will be asked to do in advanced courses across the curriculum.
Prerequisite: Writing PI 65+ - This is a course that builds upon skills introduced in English 101. In this course, literature is the field for the development of critical reading, critical thinking, independent research, and writing skills. Students are introduced to literary criticisms and acquire basic knowledge necessary for the analysis of texts (including literary terms and some literary theory); they gain proficiency in library and internet research; and they hone their skills as readers and writers. Assignments move from close readings of literary texts in a variety of genres to analyses that introduce literary terms and broader contexts, culminating in an independent, documented, thesis-driven research paper. By the conclusion of English 201, students will be prepared for the analytical and research-based writing required in upper-level courses across the curriculum; they will also be prepared for advanced courses in literature. Prerequisite: ENG 101
- This course acquaints students with the wide range and varied forms of the short story as it developed in America, Europe, and other continents. Readings will include works by male and female authors of different periods and nationalities, and some attention may be paid to the historical development of the short story as a genre, as well as the cultural contexts in which the assigned stories were written. Pre-Requisite: ENG101 and ENG201 or ENG121
- This course presents a global approach to literature by introducing prose, poetry and drama representative of different world cultures and historical periods, from antiquity to the early modern era. Students engage in close readings of individual texts and contextual/comparative analyses. Written and spoken activities are designed to enhance students' appreciation of literature and their awareness of the ways it arises from, shapes and reflects the world's cultures.
- This course presents a global approach to literature by introducing prose, poetry and drama representative of different cultures and historical periods, from the 17th century to the present. Students engage in close readings of individual texts and contextual/comparative analyses. Written and spoken activities are designed to enhance students? appreciation of literature and their awareness of the ways it arises from, shapes, and reflects the world?s cultures.
Research and Projects
Poetry studies of the long nineteenth century
The political poetry and poetics of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The religious poetry of Charles Whitworth Wynne
The intersection of Victorian literature and postcolonial studies
The making of minor English poets, 1837-1900
Publications
“‘I trust that I am a Liberal’: The Politics and Poetics of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Early Antislavery Verse.” Victorian Poetry, vol. 60, no. 3, Fall 2022, pp. 297-323.
“Teleoaffectivity: Love in Casa Guidi Windows.” Where Love Happens: The Changing Social Practice of Love in the Long Nineteenth Century, ed. by Helen Grøn, Lene Østermark Johansen and Victoria de Rijke, University of Amsterdam, Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, 2025. (forthcoming anthology).
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
Visiting research fellowship at the Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor University -Summer 2019
