Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-284).

Introduction : Caribbean research and scholarship in literature, discourse and culture / Barbara Lalla and Valerie Youssef -- Part 1. Research methodology. Conceptual frames. Issues and developments in Caribbean literary theory and criticism / Jennifer Rahim ; A cultural studies approach to Caribbean literary research / Paula Morgan ; Culturometrics: an integrated research approach to cultural studies / Béatrice Boufoy-Bastick ; Discourse and Caribbean criticism / Barbara Lalla and Valerie Youssef -- Methods of research: data collection. Fieldwork and data collection / Valerie Youssef ; Unlocking the potential for research: West Indiana / Glenroy Taitt ; Process and method in creative writing / Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw and Barbara Lalla -- Methods of research: application and analysis. Oral tradition and calypso research / Louis Regis ; Textual and discourse analysis / Barbara Lalla and Valerie Youssef ; Comparative analysis / Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw ; Translation studies / Jairo Sánchez-Galvis ; Playing with sound and visual / Jean Antoine-Dune -- Part 2. The research process. Topic and focus / Valerie Youssef ; Preparing the research proposal / Nicole Roberts and Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw ; Preparing the thesis / Geraldine Skeete ; Finishing and proofreading / Merle Hodge.