Cheryl Caesar
Associate Professor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office: 241 Bessey Hall
Email: caesarc@msu.edu
Website: http://caesarc.msu.domains/
Research Areas
Community-Engaged Scholarship; Anti-racist, Translingual, and Transcultural Pedagogies; Writing for Wellness
Profile
Cheryl Caesar is active in developing the first-year writing curricula within a framework of anti-racist, transcultural and asset-based pedagogies. With MSU communities like Transforming Teaching Through Reflective Writing Experiences, local groups like the Lansing Poetry Club and regional organizations like the Michigan College English Association, she works to maintain collegial networks of creative and professional development. Along with Dr. Joyce Meier, she mentors a team of undergraduates who create instructional videos on the needs and cultural assets of international students. She writes poetry, draws and paints, gives readings and works to support creative writers in the community.
Education
Walter and Pauline Adams Academy for Instructional Excellence and Innovation, 2013.
Doctorate of comparative literature (American/Russian), University of Paris – La Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2008.
Representative Work
Caesar, Cheryl. Poems and artwork (including cover art) in Words Across the Water, a collaboration between the Lansing Poetry Club and the Poets’ Club of Chicago. Fractal Edge Press, 2021.
Caesar, Cheryl. Reflective essays and artwork (including cover art) in Transforming Teaching Through Reflective Writing Experiences, volume IV. Michigan State University, 2021.
Caesar, Cheryl. Invited reader for “Voices of Michigan” poetry series organized by Lansing Poet Laureate Laura Apol, 2021.
Ladenson, Sharon, Cheryl Caesar, Sara D. Miller and Benjamin Oberdick. “Learning Community Partnerships: Strengthening Collaboration in a Post-Truth Era.” Conference of the European Council on Information Literacies, 2021.
Meier, Joyce and Cheryl Caesar. “Teaching Multilingual Learners: An Introduction to Translingual Pedagogy.” iteach.msu.edu. Michigan State University, 2021.
Stokes, Ruelaine and Cheryl Caesar. Organizers and emcees for “Singing in the Dark Times,” a poetry and music fundraiser for the Refugee Development Center. Sponsored by the Lansing Poetry Club, 2021.
Caesar, Cheryl. Flatman: Poems of Outrage in the Trump Era. Lansing: Thurston Howl Publications, Lansing: Thurston Howl Publications, 2020.
Meier, Joyce and Cheryl Caesar. “One Workshop; Two Stories (of Contingent Women Faculty Groups.” Feminisms and Rhetorics 2019: DIY Feminist Activism. November 14, 2019.
Meier, Joyce and Cheryl Caesar. “Mapping in Four Dimensions: Complexity and Mindfulness in a Community Project.” Biannual Conference of the Coalition for Community Writing. Philadelphia: October 18, 2019.
Acevedo, Denise M., Cheryl L. Caesar, Chana Kraus-Friedberg, Joyce A. Meier and Sara D. Miller. Transforming Teaching Through Reflective Writing Experiences, volume II. Michigan State University, 2019.
Caesar, Cheryl, David Medei and Sharon Ladenson. “Personal Visions and Stories: Seeing the Real Face of Refugees.” College English Association.New Orleans, March 30, 2019.
Meier, Joyce, David Medei and Cheryl Caesar. “More Than Words: Performing Cultural Identity.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Pittsburgh: March 16, 2019.
Meier, Joyce, Bree Gannon, David Medei and Cheryl Caesar. “Translingual Pedagogy, Rhetorical Listening, and Multimodal Experiences: A First-Year Writing Conference Fosters Intercultural Learning.” Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies and Emerging Pedagogies. Spring 2018. http://joglep.com/files/3515/1863/7487/4._Meier_etc.pdf
Selected Courses Taught
WRA 1004: Preparation for College Writing. Theme: Crossing Cultures
WRA 101/195H: Writing as Inquiry (Honors). Themes: Habits of Mind; Power, Privilege and Identity
AL 110: Writing and Civic Life. Theme: Dislocations
Awards and Recognitions
“Featured Poet” in Grand Ledge District Library series, 2021.
Multilingual Learners mentee team: cash prize in Diversity Research Showcase, 2021.
Winner of “all-ages” scholarship to the Social Justice workshop at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass. awarded by Indolent Books. Spring 2020.
“An Elegy for Singapore, Michigan.” Winner of third prize in international Singapore Poetry Contest, 2019. https://singaporeunbound.org/blog/2019/7/28/5th-singapore-poetry-contest-results.
Research or Academic Affiliations
Michigan College English Association, vice-president.
Lansing Poetry Club, secretary.
National Council of Teachers of English.
Social Media
Facebook: Cheryl Caesar Makerspace
Twitter: @CherylCaesar