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Dr. Olwyn Blouet
Professor of History
Colson 101F
email: oblouet@vsu.edu
Education
1977 Ph.D., History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1972 M.A., History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1970 B.A., (Honors), History, University of Sheffield, U.K.
Research Areas
Caribbean and Latin America
Courses Taught
• U.S. History: Parts I & II
• Western Civilization: Parts I & II
• World Civilization: Parts I & II
• History of the Caribbean
• History of Latin America
• History of England
• Age of Imperialism Seminar
• American Revolution and Early Republic
• History of the British Empire-Commonwealth
• French Revolution
• Diplomatic History
• Senior History Seminar
• Historical Methods
• Introduction to International Studies
• Victorian Britain Seminar
Selected Publications
Books:
The Contemporary Caribbean: History, Life and Culture since 1945 (London: Reaktion Books, distributed by the
University of Chicago Press, 2007).
Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey, 2nd 3rd 4th editions (New York: John Wiley, 1993, 1997, 2002). Fifth edition, 2006. (Co-Editor and contributor with Brian W. Blouet)
Latin America: An Introductory Survey (New York: John Wiley, 1982). (Co-Editor and contributor with Brian W. Blouet)
Refereed Articles, Book Chapters, and Contributions:
“Eliza Fenwick: Feminist Slave Owner in Barbados,” in Beatriz Mamigonian and Karen Racine (eds.), The Human Tradition in the Black Atlantic (1500-2000) (Wilmington, Del.: SR Books, forthcoming).
“Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton,” New Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004).
“Historical Geography of Latin America,” in Blouet and Blouet, Latin America and the Caribbean, Chapter 3 with
B.W. Blouet (New York: John Wiley, 2002, 2005), pp.51-96.
“Bryan Edwards and the Haitian Revolution,” in David P. Geggus (ed.), The Impact of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic World (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2001), Chapter 5, pp. 44-58.
“Thirst for Knowledge: Education in Barbados, 1823-38,” Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, Vol. XLVII, Nov. 2001, pp. 185-194.
“Mrs. Eliza Fenwick and her School for Girls in Barbados, 1814-22,” Journal of Caribbean History, Vol. 34,
#1 & 2, 2000, pp. 1-20.
“Bryan Edwards, F.R.S., 1743-1800,” Notes and Records of the Royal Society, Vol. 54, #2, 2000, pp. 215-222.
“The Caribbean,” in Blouet and Blouet, Latin America and the Caribbean, Chapter 10 (New York: John Wiley, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2005 & 2006), pp. 311-366.
“Historical Geography of Latin America,” in Blouet and Blouet, Latin America and the Caribbean, Chapter 3 with B.W. Blouet (New York: John Wiley, 1997, 2002, 2005 & 2006), pp. 51-96.
“Latin America and Globalization,” in Blouet and Blouet, Latin America and the Caribbean, Chapter 4 with B.W. Blouet (New York: John Wiley, 1997, 2002, 2005 & 2006), pp.97-126.
“Abolition Act, 1833,” “J.R. Seeley,” and “The Slave Trade” in James Olsen (ed.), in An Encyclopedia of the British Empire (Westport and London: Greenwood Publishing, 1996).
“Earning and Learning in the British Caribbean: An Image of Freedom in the Pre-Emancipation Decade, 1823-1833,” The Historical Journal, Vol. 34, #2 1991, pp 391-409.
“Slavery and Freedom in the British West Indies, 1823-33: The Role of Education,” History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 30, #4, 1990, pp 625-643.
“Charles Gordon,” “James Kay-Shuttleworth,” “H.H.Kitchener,” “David Livingstone,” “Missionaries,” “Ordnance Survey,” “Public Schools,” “Cecil Rhodes,” “J.R. Seeley,” “Slave Trade,” “Tennis,” and “West Indies,” in Sally Mitchell (ed.), in Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia, (New York and London: Garland, 1988).
“Sir William Reid, F.R.S., 1791-1858: Governor of Bermuda, Barbados and Malta,” Notes and Records of the Royal Society, Vol. 40, #2, 1986, pp. 169-193.
“Education and Emancipation in Barbados, 1833-1846: A Study in Cultural Transference,” Racial and Ethnic Studies, Vol. 4, #2, 1981, pp. 222-235.
“To Make Society Safe for Freedom: Slave Education in Barbados, 1823-33,” Journal of Negro History,
Vol. LXV, #3, 1980, pp. 126-135.
“Governor Reid in Post-Emancipation Bermuda, 1839-1846: An Advocate of Social and Economic Change,” Journal of Caribbean History, Vol. 9, May 1977, pp. 1-20.
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