Faith Barrett

Faith Barrett is a Professor at Duquesne University's McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. Her research focuses on 19th-century American poetry, particularly its role in shaping national identity and citizenship during the Civil War era. She co-edited Words for the Hour (2005) and authored To Fight Aloud Is Very Brave (2012). Current work examines African American poetry (1830–1850) as a tool for civil rights advocacy.

Education:

• Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley (2000)
• M.F.A., Poetry, University of Iowa (1993)
• M.A., Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley (1990)
• B.A., Comparative Literature, Swarthmore College (1987)

Her research interests include Civil War poetry's political dimensions, African American literary resistance, and the intersection of poetry with social justice. Notable awards include NEH fellowships, American Antiquarian Society grants, and a Fulbright to West Germany (1987–88).

Grants & Projects: Current book project analyzes African American poetry's environmental imagery as a civil rights framework. Past projects include collaborative anthologies and pedagogical approaches to war literature.