Phoebe Carter '17 joined the MLL faculty in 2024 after receiving her Ph.D. in comparative literature. Her research interests include modern Arabic literature, cultural connections between the Middle East and Latin America, literature of migration, and Arab American music. Her current research considers how writers and musicians during an initial period of Arab transatlantic migration (1860s-1930s) responded to histories of conquest and enslavement in the Americas.
Carter also translates poetry and prose from Arabic and Spanish. Her published translations include poetry by Argentine poet Laura Yasan and Syrian poet Rasha Omran, and the Moroccan novel "Kafka in Tangier."
Areas of Expertise
Modern Arabic literature; Arab Atlantic literature and culture; literary and cultural theory; translation studies
Education
2024 — Doctorate of Philosophy from Harvard University
2021 — Master of Arts from Harvard University
2017 — Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College