From May 18-20, seven of the U.S. Fulbright grantees participated at the British and American Studies Conference at the University of the West in Timisoara. Presentation titles included Damaris Bangean, Anna Claspy, and David Jiménez - "Fulbright Voices on Presenting a Fragmented America"; Anna Claspy - "On the History of Sex Education in the U.S."; Ellen Marie Peck - “'Sit Down, John': De-Mystifying America’s Founders on the Musical Stage"; Melanie Shoffner - "The American Teacher: The Importance of Fictional Representations of Teachers"; Richard St. Peter - "Harley Granville Barker and the New Drama"; and Leo Zonn - "Mobility and the Construction of Filmic Places."

 

The Fulbright Program had a strong presence at the BAS conference, which drew participants from almost 20 countries. The current Fulbright grantees even met American Fulbright grantees from previous years who had stayed in touch with contacts made during their own grant periods in Romania. The Fulbright grantees also enjoyed a lively cocktail reception and an outing to a historic village museum hosted by the BAS Conference.