Jessica Conrad, Ph.D., a lecturer of English at 91²Ö¿â at Stark, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Austria.
The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced that Conrad will lecture and research at the University of Graz as part of her project, “Perspectives of American Protest Literature and Culture from Abroad.â€
Conrad’s project traces connections between historical examples of early American literary activism to current cultural expressions of protest, particularly in social justice and climate activism. While teachings and scholarship often focus on nonviolent action, such as sit-ins and marches, less attention has been paid to how literature and the arts may have been – and continue to be – used to get the word out, inspire new thinking and call for change. Read the full story.