Charly Verstraet Assistant Professor CAS | World Languages and Cultures

Degrees: PhD, Emory University.
M.A., North Carolina State University.
B.A., Université Catholique de Lille.
Favorite Spot on Campus: le chemin des fleurs
Bio: Charly Verstraet’s research and teaching portfolio encompasses Caribbean and Indian Ocean studies, environmental humanities, graphic narrative studies, the sociopolitical dimensions of soccer, and translation. His co-translation of Martinican author Patrick Chamoiseau’s Crusoe Footprint (UVA Press, 2022) was selected as a finalist for the 2023 French-American Translation Prize. He further contributed to the field as co-editor of Graphic Narratives of Resistance (Edinburgh University Press, 2025), a volume examining bande dessinée through the lens of social justice. He is presently completing a monograph on representations of the shoreline in Caribbean literature, visual art, and photography. Verstraet is also a founding member of the Kwazman Vwa collective.

Beyond his academic work, he enjoys soccer, biking, gardening, and preparing French and Mediterranean cuisine.

For the Media: To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request. Explore all AU Faculty Experts in our media guide.

Teaching