Writing & Publications

"rm monika.chr: Ghostly Code in Doki Doki Literature Club!"

A screenshot of a matrix-looking computer screen with a black background and green text. The text reads over and over, 'I am not a function. I am not functional.'

A webtext examining feminist coding rhetorics and materiality in a dating simulator/horror visual novel game.

"Black Digital Humanities for the Rising Generation" Special issue Introduction

A screenshot of the Call for Proposals for the Digital Humanities Quarterly special issue on Black studies in/for the rising DH generation. Click the photo to read the CFP.

Introduction to the Digital Humanities Quarterly special issue on Black studies in/for the rising DH generation; the co-editors are Alanna Prince, Cara Marta Messina, and Dr. Izetta Autumn Mobley.

"Tracing Fan Uptakes: Tagging, Language, and Ideological Practices in The Legend of Korra Fanfictions"

A screenshot of Table 6 from the journal article. This table shows a list of concordance results for terms like 'gender' and 'lesbian' as well as the username of the original fanfiction writer, all published with permision from the writers.

A research note published in The Journal of Writing Analytics, volume 3.

"Black Lives Matter Digital Activism Writing for Social Media Course"

This is a screenshot of a students' example with the Black Lives Matter infographic she created. The infographic is titled “Black Lives Matter: Where Do I donate?” and uses a yellow and black color scheme. The text underneath shows three different organizations to donate to: The Massachusetts Bail Fund, Black Lives Matter Boston, and the Loveland Foundation. The text at the bottom reads “Educate & Donate.”

An extended essay published in Spark: A 4C4 Equality Journal, volume 3.

"Op-ed: Who is responsible for a COVID-19 outbreak at Northeastern?"

This illustration depicts the different opinions around opening and closing Northeastern University's campus during COVID-19. There is a banner at the top that reads 'Auon University' and opening gates underneath. Inside the gates, there is text that reads 'Open or Close?'

An op-ed that asks Northeastern University to take accountability in protecting not just students, but the surrounding communities. Image by Madison Boudreau Popovic.

"'These Violent Delights': A Review of Timothy J. Welsh’s Mixed Realism: Videogames and the Violence of Fiction"

The cover of Timothy J. Welsh's monograph Mixed Realism: Videogames and the Violence of Fiction, which is an all-white cover with a piece in the right corner ripped out to reveal half the face of a soldier wearing a helmet and facemask, so only their eye is showing.

A book review published in Digital Humanities Quartlerly, volume 13, issue 3.

"Where We Are: Dialogue and Disciplinary Space"

The cover of Composition Studies, volume 27, issue 2, which features an black-and-white photo of library aisle with certain books colored green and pink

Cara Marta Messina contributed to this dialogue in Composition Studies volume 27, issue 2, along with members of the WPA-L Working Group and the NextGEN listserv startup team.

"Mixed Methods Research in Writing Centers" Studies

The orange and gray cover of the book 'Theories and Methods of Writing Center Studies: A Practice Guide', edited by Jo Mackiewicz and Rebecca Babcock

Cara Marta Messina and Neal Lerner co-wrote this chapter for the book Theories and Methods of Writing Center: A Practical Guide, a collection edited by by Jo Mackiewicz and Rebecca Babcock

How to Use the Women Writers Vector Toolkit

A screenshot of the video 'How to Use the WWVT.'

A video guide how to use the WWVT, which Cara Marta Messina co-wrote and narrated.

Women Writers Vector Toolkit Teaching Assignments

A photograph of Cara Marta Messina, Ashley Clark, and Parth Tandel sitting on a couch during a meeting. All three have laptops, but Cara is speaking to the group and Ashley is laughing.

Several teaching assignments written for instructors interested in using the Women Writers Vector Toolkit, written by Cara Marta Messina in 2018.

Design for Diversity Opening Forum: A Reflection

The Design for Diversity logo, which is a multicolored tree with the words 'Des4Div' written across

Cara Marta Messina's reflection of the Design for Diversity Opening Forum in 2017.

NURig End of the Year Report

Stock image of a person writing in a journal in a grassy field

Presented by Cara Marta Messina and Matthew Hitchcock at Northeastern University's Writing Program End of Term Meeting, 2017.

"Embracing the Challenges of Conventional Practices, Program Inquiry, and New Media in Writing Center Theory and Research"

A screencap of the title of the article, the name of the three books being reviewed, and finally the reviewers names: Harry Denny, Cara Messina,

Harry Denny, Cara Messina, and Michael Reich. Published in Composition Studies, 43.2, Fall 2015