Results are Tagged with "Arts and Culture"
Jonathan Franzen - Fulbright Student to Germany, 1981
American writer and novelist Jonathan Franzen - who received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Germany in 1981 for a project in creative writing - discusses his Fulbright experience and its impact on his career. Mr. Franzen is interviewed by recently-returned Fulbright Alumnus Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose Fulbright U.S. Student award to Germany in 2009 was also for a project in creative writing.
Brian Rutenberg - Fulbright Student to Ireland, 1997
Artist Brian Rutenberg brings us into his studio to discuss the evolution of his art, the Fulbright he received to Ireland, and what he is doing now.
Photographing Bangladesh
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Geoffrey Hiller, taught Interactive Media in Bangladesh. Geoffrey's photos of his experience give a glimpse into what his time in Bangladesh was like.
Photographing the Sámi in Sweden
Erika Larsen, a Fulbright U.S. Student, who studied in Sweden shares her photos of the Sámi people.
Dance Diplomacy - DanceMotion USA
Through the DanceMotion USA program, the U.S. Department of State supports a series of tours by a select number of American contemporary dance companies to increase cross-cultural understanding between the United States and countries around the world.
The Rhythm Road - Bluegrass Band The Student Loan
Members of the bluegrass band, The Student Loan, talk about their trip to Asia as part of The Rhythm Road.
The Rhythm Road - Vice Verse All Stars
Members of the music group, Vice Verse All Stars, share their thoughts before leaving on a State Department-sponsored trip to West Africa.
The Rhythm Road: Gospel Music Abroad
Oscar Williams Jr. and Perfected Praise share some of their gospel spirit before heading out on a U.S. Department of State sponsored tour through Europe.
The Rift, the Rhyme, and the Rhythm Road
Oscar Williams, Jr. and Perfected Praise demonstrate how they plan to teach the fundamentals of gospel music during their Rhythm Road tour abroad.
