Author V.S. Naipaul, who died on Aug. 11, both scorned and mirrored his Caribbean origins. At the University of the West Indies, students must reconcile this conflicted titan’s literary legacy.
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The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
The University of the West Indies has expanded to four campuses that serve diverse communities across the Caribbean region - Cave Hill in Barbados, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Mona in Jamaica and the Open Campus.
The St Augustine Campus in Trinidad, formerly the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA), was established in 1960.
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Professor of International Relations, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Lecturer and Head of Gender Studies Department, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Assistant Lecturer, Geography Department, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Lecturer of Caribbean and American History, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Research Fellow, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Lecturer, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Reader (Global Challenges and Emancipatory Politics), The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Lecturer in International Relations, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
