Kelly Baker Josephs

Kelly Baker Josephs is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Miami's College of Arts & Sciences. Her work bridges digital humanities, postcolonial studies, and Caribbean literature. She focuses on topics like digital archiving, authorship studies, and queer Caribbean identities.

Her research explores intersections between technology and cultural memory, particularly in African diasporic contexts. Notable projects include editing the Kamau Brathwaite Bibliography and analyzing Paule Marshall's literary legacy. Recent work emphasizes digital platforms' role in contemporary Caribbean cultural production.

Josephs has collaborated on initiatives like the Digital Black Atlantic project, examining transnational cultural networks. Her writing spans editorial prefaces, digital humanities syllabi design, and critical analyses of Caribbean authors. She actively engages with emerging digital methods while maintaining strong ties to traditional literary scholarship.