Making Sense of America

Dr. Erica Fretwell gives the keynote lecture at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. The lecture was titled "Making Sense of America."

On July 2, 2026, Dr. Erica Fretwell was the keynote lecturer at the University at Innsbruck in Austria for a symposium on "Making Sense of America". The two-day, international conference brought together scholars of U.S. literature and culture to share research and exchanges ideas about sensory perceptions and experiences shape political citizenship and belonging.