American Studies in Timișoara

Developing the Curriculum, Community, and the Public Humanities

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13135/1592-4467/13606

Keywords:

Academic Networking, Collaborative Research, Intellectual Exchange, Public Engagement and Capacity Building, Research Center

Abstract

Third contribution to the Forum Outside In, Inside Out: Teaching American Studies in a Changing World

Author Biographies

Gabriela Tucan, University of Timișoara

Gabriela Tucan is Assistant Professor Ph.D., Assistant Director of the English Department’s American Studies MA Program and CSAM Administrative Secretary. Her research interests include cognitive studies and academic writing. She teaches American literature and short fiction.

Cristina Chevereșan, West University of Timișoara

Cristina Chevereșan, Professor Ph.D. Habil., Fulbright Alumna and Ambassador, Director of the English Department’s American Studies MA Program and CSAM, teaches modern and contemporary American Literature and Culture.

Cristina Băniceru, West University of Timișoara

Cristina Băniceru is Assistant Professor, Ph.D., and CSAM Research Secretary. She has conducted research on American Gothic and teaches American poetry and academic writing.

Loredana Bercuci, West University of Timișoara

Loredana Bercuci is Assistant Professor Ph.D., Fulbright alumna, and CSAM Research Secretary. Her research and teaching focus on trauma studies and transmedia discourses.

Alexandru Oravițan , West University of Timișoara

Alexandru Oravițan is Assistant Lecturer Ph.D. at the West University of Timișoara, Romania. He has conducted extensive research into post-9/11 literature as part of his doctoral work and on Don DeLillo’s 21st-century novels. Currently, his research endeavors focus on contemporary American literature and linguistics as part of his affiliation with CSAM.

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Published

2026-08-31

Issue

Vol. 37 (2026): (Re)Reading Encyclopedic Narratives in the Digital Age

Section

A Serialized Forum

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Copyright (c) 2026 Gabriela Tucan, Cristina Chevereșan , Cristina Băniceru , Loredana Bercuci, Alexandru Oravițan

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