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- John Barber, Digital Technology and Culture Program, 360-546-9645, jfbarber@vancouver.wsu.edu
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - Fulbright scholar and Ukranian graduate student Nataliya Shyplova has joined the College of Liberal Arts at Washington State University Vancouver for fall 2008. Shyplova will study with John Barber, co-director of the Digital Technology and Culture Program, on the topic of American author Richard Brautigan and the literature of the 1960s. This is the first time that 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø has participated as a Fulbright sponsor school.
Shyplova's arrival was announced by the Institute of International Education, the world's largest independent international educational organization. Among its 200 programs, IIE handles visiting international Fulbright Scholars and Researchers.
According to Zammy DÃaz Lebrón, IIE Placement Officer for the Humanities and Anthropology, Shyplova specifically requested to focus her research on Richard Brautigan, an American author generally recognized as the writer most successful at capturing the spirit of the counterculture movement in San Francisco during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Barber is recognized as the leading authority on Brautigan and was chosen by the IIE to mentor and supervise Shyplova's research. Barber's research website, "Brautigan Bibliography and Archive" () is recognized as the world's leading resource for information about Richard Brautigan, his life, and writings.
"I have relationships with scholars, researchers, and translators in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Romania, Sweden, Spain, Japan, and Iran," said Barber. "As more research interest is focused on the literary, cultural, and social movements of the 1960s, Brautigan is increasingly of interest," said Barber.
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Photo: Nataliya Shyplova. Click thumbnail for high resolution image.