Anthony Carrigan joined Keele University as a lecturer in English in 2009, having studied at the universities of Cambridge (BA), London (MA), and Leeds (PhD). His research focused on postcolonial literatures and cultures, looking especially at issues such as globalization, economic development, and environmental change. His first book, Postcolonial Tourism: Literature, Culture, and Environment, examined writings from islands in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean in relation to interdisciplinary tourism studies, showing how imaginative texts provide strategies for negotiating exploitative travel practices. His current research project on postcolonial literature and disaster addresses the social and environmental dimensions of a number of post–World War II crises, exploring how postcolonial aesthetics can enhance disaster management and sustainability planning. Related articles appeared in the Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, New Literatures Review, and the edited collection Postcolonial Ecologies: Literatures of the Environment. At the time of his fellowship, Anthony Carrigan was working towards a second monograph, building on his previous research by synthesizing a wide range of disciplinary perspectives and contributing to the exciting work taking place at the intersection between postcolonialism and ecocriticism.

Anthony sadly passed away in 2016. Read more about his work and contributions here: "A Tribute To Dr Anthony Carrigan."