Mathilde Montpetit is a PhD candidate at New York University, where she studies late medieval West Africa and its relationships to the Mediterranean. Her dissertation research focuses on how eunuchs were integrated into – and altered – the performance of imperial might in the Songhay Empire and beyond.
She earned her Masters in history from Aix-Marseille Université and a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard College. In addition to her academic work, she also works as a translator.
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