His first book, The West Indian Novel and Its Background  was published in 1970, and he has noted: "I wrote it at just the right time. It was influential in the creation and internationalization of an academic discipline called 'West Indian Literature'; it stimulated the development of graduate studies in the Department of English of the University of the West Indies; and it was seminal in the transformation of the syllabus of 'English' at the University of the West Indies."Kenneth Ramchand, "'The West Indian Novel and its Background' — Thirty Years Later" , ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, 31:1 & 2, January-April 2000 (352–373), p. 351. Ramchand was UWI's first Professor of West Indian Literature and he was Head of the Department of Liberal Arts at St. Augustine for several years."Professor Kenneth Ramchand, Chairman of UTT", University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). At the 2014 NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Ramchand was honoured alongside Professor Gordon Rohlehr with the  Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters, which recognises the lifetime achievement of editors, publishers, critics and broadcasters.Michelle Loubon, "Enjoying every word", Trinidad Express Newspapers, 21 March 2014. Bibliography West Indian Narrative: an Introductory Anthology (editor). London: Nelson, 1966. Act of Possession: the New World of West Indian Writing. Port of Spain: Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, 1991. West Indian Poetry: An Anthology for Schools (editor). London: Longman, 1989. An Introduction to the Study of West Indian Literature. Sunbury-on-Thames: Nelson Caribbean, 1976. The West Indian Novel and its Background. London: Faber, 1970. Awards 1987 - BWIA Excellence in Journalism award 1996 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Literature, Education, and Culture) 2014 - Henry Swanzy Award References 
His first book, The West Indian Novel and Its Background , was published in 1970, and he has noted: "I wrote it at just the right time. It was influential in the creation and internationalization of an academic discipline called 'West Indian Literature'; it stimulated the development of graduate studies in the Department of English of the University of the West Indies; and it was seminal in the transformation of the syllabus of 'English' at the University of the West Indies."Kenneth Ramchand, "'The West Indian Novel and its Background' — Thirty Years Later" , ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, 31:1 & 2, January-April 2000 (352–373), p. 351. Ramchand was UWI's first Professor of West Indian Literature and he was Head of the Department of Liberal Arts at St. Augustine for several years."Professor Kenneth Ramchand, Chairman of UTT", University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). At the 2014 NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Ramchand was honoured alongside Professor Gordon Rohlehr with the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters, which recognises the lifetime achievement of editors, publishers, critics and broadcasters.Michelle Loubon, "Enjoying every word", Trinidad Express Newspapers, 21 March 2014. Bibliography West Indian Narrative: an Introductory Anthology (editor). London: Nelson, 1966. The West Indian Novel and its Background. London: Faber, 1970. An Introduction to the Study of West Indian Literature. Sunbury-on-Thames: Nelson Caribbean, 1976. West Indian Poetry: An Anthology for Schools (editor). London: Longman, 1989. Act of Possession: the New World of West Indian Writing. Port of Spain: Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, 1991. Awards 1987 : BWIA Excellence in Journalism award 1996 : Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Literature, Education, and Culture) 2014 : Bocas Henry Swanzy Award References External links Hannah McGurk, "Kenneth Ramchand", UncoverED – A collaborative decolonial research project.
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