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Telmissany is an Associate Professor in Cinema and Arabic Studies in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa. She is the Director of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the founder of the Arab Canadian Studies Research Group (ACANS). In 2021, she was awarded the prestigious medal of Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Republic, which recognizes outstanding contributions in arts and letters globally. With a diverse research portfolio, her work covers a variety of topics including media film theories, representations in popular cinema, and the dynamics of minor cinemas, particularly focusing on the contributions of women in transnational filmmaking and the political impact of diasporic women intellectuals following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. As both a novelist and academic, she has published several novels and short story collections, with works translated into multiple languages. Her academic publications span English, French, and Arabic across various countries, and she frequently addresses the impact of streaming video on demand platforms in the Arab world and their relevance to Francophonie.
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