Nathalie Carré is a professor of modern literature and lecturer in Swahili language and literature at INALCO, where she is also co-director of the Master’s programme in Literary Translation. Her current research focuses on the circulation of texts and ideas in a globalised publishing context where certain languages appear to be largely dominant, with a particular interest in publishing in Africa and in African languages. For several years, she participated in the development of the ‘Terres solidaires’ collection within the International Alliance of Independent Publishers. She is also a graduate of ETL (class of 2023) and a translator from Swahili and English into French.
She joined the Board of the Alliance in 2025.