She is interested in postcolonial literature (especially black writing in Britain and Caribbean literature). Her first first monograph was entitled Caryl Phillips, David Dabydeen and Fred D'Aguiar: Representations of Slavery (Manchester University Press, 2011), and her interest in literary and visual representations of slavery continues. She is an active member of the Institute for the Study of Slavery, and published or forthcoming research on this topic includes essays on Caryl Phillips, David Dabydeen, Fred D'Aguiar, Beryl Gilroy, Charles Johnson, Zadie Smith and James McBride.