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This is author Victor Monnin reading “Devouring Dinosaurs” from A Time Of Monsters, a Contingent Magazine 2025 special issue.
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Victor Monnin holds a doctoral degree in history of science from the University of Strasbourg. His research focuses on the history of paleontology and its relationship to visual arts, literature, and popular culture. His writing has been published in journals and magazines such as Configurations, the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Prehistoric Times, and Espèces. His journey as a non-tenure instructor has led him to teach French and History at the college-level in four different states and one Canadian province.