Dr. Aurélia Mouzet received a Ph.D. in Francophone Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Western Paris. Her research focuses on the intersection of myths, religion, politics, and memories in literature, theatre, and cinema of the Black Atlantic. Dr. Mouzet's first monograph investigates the figure of Moses as a Transatlantic Black Prophet in literatures and cultures of the black Atlantic. The book analyzes the flows of transatlantic cultural exchange between Africa and its diasporas as revealed by the « devenir-mythe » of Moses. Based on a corpus of Francophone, Anglophone, and Hispanophone novels, the book proposes to see how the reversal of the biblical myth of Moses allows writers to question its liberating potential and the power of literature with regard to Black experiences. The monograph will be published by Classiques Garnier in 2023. Dr. Mouzet is also the founding director of Talk-it-OUT! an inquiry-based theatre workshoprogram that teaches students how to use interactive theatre performance to foster discussion and enhance the community’s awareness of issues that youth and minorities have to deal with in today’s world. She was recently awarded the Chatfield Antiracist Research, Teaching or Service Award. At the University of Arizona, Dr. Mouzet teaches courses in Francophone cultures, civilizations, theatre, films, and literature.