Gemma Robinson

Dr. Gemma Robinson is a Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Stirling. She joined in 2006 after lectureships at Newcastle University and Trinity College Dublin. Her affiliations include roles in the MLitt Postcolonial Studies program and contributions to Film Studies and English Studies programs. She administers the Charles Wallace Fellowship, inviting Indian creative writers to the university annually.

Education: B.A. (Cambridge), M.A. (Warwick), Ph.D. (Cambridge). Her research focuses on Caribbean writing (especially poetry), Guyanese cultural politics, postcolonial literatures, and Black British writing. Collaborative projects include the AHRC-funded 'Devolving Diasporas,' examining diasporic literature and reading practices.

Publications span edited volumes like Out of Bounds (2012) and Postcolonial Audiences (2012), as well as critical essays on Caribbean protest writing and Scotland-Caribbean cultural links. Current projects include a book on Martin Carter and Caribbean literary culture.

Teaching includes core modules like 'Author, Reader, Text' and optional courses on the Caribbean literary imagination. She supervises postgraduate research in postcolonial studies, Guyanese writing, and Caribbean poetry.