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Ourida Mostefai is a Professor of Comparative Literature and French & Francophone Studies at Brown University, where she holds a joint appointment. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University and the Licence de Lettres from Université de Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle. Mostefai's primary research interests include Enlightenment Literature, Philosophy, the study of Early-Modern Pamphlets, Polemics, and Religious Toleration, as well as the French Haitian Revolutions and Orientalism. Her scholarly contributions encompass books and numerous articles focused on the French Enlightenment, including 'Rousseau: Le Citoyen de Genève et la République des Lettres' and 'Jean-Jacques Rousseau écrivain polémique.' Mostefai's work has been recognized with several fellowships, including the Faculty Fellowship at the Cogut Center for the Humanities and a Faculty Fellowship from the Pembroke Center for the Study of Women. She has served as an external reviewer for the journal Dix-Huitième Siècle and has been an elected member of various academic associations, including the Rousseau Association and the Society for Eighteenth-Century French Studies. Her teaching at Brown includes courses on Enlightenment literature, Algerian War literature, and literary politics, reflecting her commitment to engaging with critical issues through the lens of literature. Mostefai's leadership roles extend to serving on editorial boards and promoting scholarship in her fields of study.
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