Academic Websites

Pupello, Vanessa. "Jamaica Kincaid." Post Colonial Studies at 
     Emory. Emory University, Fall 1997. Web. 28 Jan. 2011.

This site provides a brief biography of Kincaid along with an over view of the major themes in her literature, the colonialism, Antigua and in some ways, the struggle it caused her internally. The site provides an extensive list of works cited along with a list of works about Kincaid. This provides the user with lots of other places to look for further information on the author. Related cites are also provided, along with links to the sponsoring university and how this author fits into the schema of their English department.

Overall, this website is pretty good. It offers references and a further reading section. Additionally, this site links to other relevant sites and is linked to by other sites on Jamaica Kincaid.

http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Kincaid.html

Garner, Dwight. "Jamaica Kincaid." The Salon Interview. The 
     Salon. Web. 28 Jan. 2011.

The Garner interview offers insight into Jamaica and who she is as a person. She talks about her love of books and reading, what she did before she was a known writer to survive in New York City, friendships, her books, and her marriage, kids, and family life. Additionally, we see Kincaid's views on women, colonialism, and her own work. Jamaica's humor and attitude toward life is evident through this interview, as well as her strong work ethic and passion for what she does.

My only criticism of this site is that I don't know when this interview was originally published on the site or if it has ever been updated. Since the author's latest books published in 1996 and 1997 are not mentioned among her works, we can assume the interview took place in the early 1990's. Not being able to tell this, does weaken the resource, but it is still strong in that it shows such a personal glimpse of the author that other more academic sources can't show. I believe in this source's case that the non-academic nature of it still makes it valid because of this unique perspective we get.

http://www.salon.com/05/features/kincaid.html