▁continues ▁on , ▁eventually ▁leading ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁writer ▁Jorge ▁Luis ▁Borg es . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁done ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁literature ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁ ▁O ften ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor , ▁she ▁has ▁taught ▁in ▁at ▁various ▁univers ities ▁in ▁South ▁America , ▁North ▁America , ▁Europe , ▁North ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁South ▁Asia . ▁Her ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁French , ▁English , ▁German , ▁Dutch , ▁Arab ic , ▁Ur du , ▁and ▁Pers ian . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁held ▁a ▁Congress ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Lu ce ▁López - Bar alt ▁and ▁her ▁sister , ▁also ▁an ▁academic , ▁Mer cedes ▁López - Bar alt ▁( anth rop ologist , ▁historian , ▁and ▁literary ▁critic ). ▁ ▁Professor ▁Lu ce ▁López - Bar alt ▁received ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁His pan ic ▁Studies ▁from ▁the ▁Universidad ▁de ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁her ▁Masters ▁in ▁Rom ance ▁Liter ature ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University , ▁and ▁her ▁Doctor ate ▁in ▁Rom ance ▁Liter ature ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁She ▁also ▁did ▁post - do ctor ate ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Com pl ut ense ▁de ▁Madrid , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁Be ir ut . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Books ▁San ▁Juan ▁de ▁la ▁Cruz ▁y ▁el ▁Islam . ▁Est udio ▁sobre ▁la ▁fil iac iones ▁sem ít icas ▁de ▁su ▁liter atura ▁m ística ▁( M