Kavita Singh

Kavita Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Houston, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Her research and teaching focus on Caribbean literature, translation theory, and postcolonial studies, with a feminist and anti-colonial lens.

• Ph.D., Cornell University, Comparative Literature
• Maîtrise, Université de Paris 8, French and Comparative Literature
• A.B., Princeton University, Comparative Literature with a certificate in African-American Studies

Her research explores the intersections of performance, multilingualism, and political autonomy in postcolonial Caribbean contexts. Current projects include a book under contract with Rutgers University Press, a translation of Martinican poet Monchoachi's essays, and an edited volume on interdisciplinarity in Caribbean literary studies.

Her publications highlight comparative approaches to Caribbean literature, emphasizing translation dynamics, Creole identity, and Carnival cultures. She collaborates across Empire Studies, Translation Studies, and Critical Studies of the Americas.

Kavita Singh teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in postcolonial literature, Caribbean diasporic literatures, and translation studies. Her office hours and appointments are available via https://profsingh.as.me/.