His discussion of his experiences in Brazil as a Fulbrighter researching his topic LGBT+ Brazilians Out / Inside Brazil: Cultural Representations of Human Rights Discourses, Identity Reconstruction, and Political Asylum was eye-opening, heart-wrenching and even sometimes funny. He’s a masterful storyteller and gave our faculty a lot of sound advice on how to start their own Fulbright journeys.
Wow. Thank you so much, Drexel University, for the terrific article. The photos bring back a flood of memories, and I hope my tips are helpful to current Fulbright applicants.
Two stills from my scenes in the Hoichoi streaming series Manbhanjan directed by Abhijit Chowdhury, starring Anirban Bhattacharya and Sohini Sarkar.
In Washington, DC with fellow Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassadors Prof. Guenet Abraham from University of Maryland, Prof. Priya Menon from Troy University, and Prof. Vanessa Mari from Nevada State College.
Fellow Fulbright Scholar Alumni AmbassadorProf. Vanessa Mari is on TikTok. She grabbed a few of us at our recent meeting in DC to ask impromptu questions about applying for a Fulbright Award. My question was, How did you approach the application? Here’s my answer (and transcript). If you’re thinking of applying, check out Vanessa’s other awesome TikTok vids.
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“Hi, I’m Jeffrey Stanley. I’m an adjunct faculty at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and at Drexel University. I was a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar in 2018-19, researching early 20th century Bengali film and theatre and their impact on India’s nascent Independence Movement.
My tip for YOU regarding the application: take it seriously, tell a story about YOURSELF, take some time with it. It’s not a quick form you’re going to fill out and then your bio is going to ride you through the application process. You are telling about YOURSELF. They have your bio, they have your CV. What else do you want them to know about why this trip is important to you, and why your work will be important to the world afterward.”
