Dr. Ellen Litwicki of the Department of History has received a Fulbright Award to teach American studies courses in Hungary at the University of Szeged.
“I was attracted to the University of Szeged because of its strong American Studies program,” Dr. Litwicki explained. A Fulbright teaching fellow, Litwicki will teach two courses -– Holidays and American Ideals, an undergraduate course; and Material Cultures, a graduate-level course – during the Fall 2015 semester.
Litwicki has already been to Hungary, having gone on a two-week Danube River cruise that included visits to Hungary and its capital, Budapest, and several other Central European countries during the summer of 2014.
In addition to teaching duties, Litwicki anticipates giving talks at other Hungarian universities, visiting neighboring countries and exploring the possibility of establishing a study abroad program with the University of Szeged, one of Hungary’s top universities, for Fredonia students. Szeged is the fourth most populous city in Hungary.
Litwicki, who joined the Department of History at Fredonia in 1992, teaches courses in American cultural history and the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
