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Dr. Carrie Messenger is a Professor of English at Shepherd University, joining the department in 2010. She holds a B.A. from Yale University, an M.F.A. in Fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her work focuses on creative writing, translation, postcolonial and postmodern literature, and film studies. She has published in journals like Crab Orchard Review, Ecotone, and Words Without Borders, and her translations of Romanian literature have been widely recognized. Dr. Messenger has been a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (2014, 2016) and the MacDowell Colony (2017). Her book In the Amber Chamber (Brighthorse Books, 2019) solidified her reputation in contemporary literary circles.
- Education: Yale University (B.A.), University of Iowa (M.F.A.), University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D.)
Her research emphasizes transnational literary connections, particularly in Romanian and British-American contexts. She has presented on translation pedagogy, Romanian New Wave cinema, and postcolonial narratives. Her creative work blends narrative experimentation with cultural critique.
