Charly Verstraet

Charly Verstraet is an Assistant Professor of French Studies in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at the American University in Washington, D.C. His research and teaching focus on Caribbean and Indian Ocean studies, Ecocriticism, Bandes dessinées, Soccer and Politics and Translation studies. His co-translation of award-winning Martinican writer Patrick Chamoiseau's Crusoe Footprint (2022) was a finalist for the 2023 French-American Translation Prize. Charly Verstraet is a founding member of the Kwazman Vwa collective.