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Lara N. Dotson-Renta holds a PhD from the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also earned a Certificate in African Studies. She holds a Master’s degree in French Literature from New York University in Paris, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish from Dartmouth College. Dr. Dotson-Renta’s work has been published in The Journal of North African Studies and Arab Media and Society, amongst other outlets. For more of her writings, please visit www.laradotsonrenta.com.

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