Leah Rosenberg

Leah Rosenberg is Associate Professor of English at the University of Florida and current Graduate Coordinator. She specializes in Caribbean literature, postcolonial studies, and digital humanities, with a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Cornell University (2000).

Her research examines Caribbean literary history, tourism narratives, and pedagogical innovation. Publications include Nationalism and the Formation of Caribbean Literature (2007) and the co-edited volume Beyond Windrush: Rethinking Postwar West Indian Literature (2015).

As co-chair of the Digital Library of the Caribbean advisory board, Rosenberg pioneers digital approaches to Caribbean studies. Her work analyzes how tourism shapes cultural representation in literature from the 19th century to present.

Awards:

• University of Florida Term Professorship (2017-2020)
• National Humanities Center Fellowship (2010-2011)