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Selected Bibliography

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Contributors

Hannah Barker, Debra Blumenthal, Colten Cook, Lúcio de Sousa, Matthew Delvaux, Janel Fontaine, Matthew S. Gordon, Frances Hisgen, Rena Lauer, Noel Lenski, Maria Olsen, Cody Osguthorpe, Pamela Patton, Joshua Robinaugh, Valentin Skald, Kevin Wang, Rebecca Winer, Angela Zhang, Michelle Ziegler