Jak Peake

Dr Jak Peake is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, specializing in American and Caribbean literature from the 19th to 21st centuries. His research spans Black Modernism, Harlem Renaissance, Postcolonial Studies, and Ecocriticism, with a focus on transcontinental networks and print culture.

• Education: BA and MA from University of London, PhD from University of Essex
• Research Interests
  • American and Caribbean literary geographies
  • Black diaspora and British writing
  • Twentieth-century print culture
  • Travel writing and ecocritical frameworks

His 2017 monograph Between the Bocas examines Trinidadian literature through spatial theory, while recent projects analyze 1910-1940 print culture connecting the US and Caribbean. Jak actively supervises PhD candidates in related fields and has presented at conferences like the Modernist Studies Association.

• Key Supervision Areas
  • Caribbean-US literary dialogues
  • Harlem Renaissance networks
  • Black diaspora studies
  • Postcolonial theory