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Bruce Dean Willis
Bruce D. Willis
Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair, Department of LanguagesOliphant Hall 184
(918)631-2823
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Dr. Willis completed his A.B. at the College of William and Mary, including a semester at the Universidad de las Américas in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. He received his M.A. (1992) and Ph.D. (1996) from the University of Virginia. His first faculty appointment was at the University of South Alabama. In 2002 he began work at the University of Tulsa, and in 2006 he became Associate Professor of Spanish. He has traveled in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Spain, the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic. Dr. Willis currently teaches Spanish American literatures and cultures and Portuguese language. His general research interests encompass Latin American literatures, languages and cultures. His published materials include the monograph Aesthetics of Equilibrium: The Vanguard Poetics of Vicente Huidobro and Mário de Andrade, articles in Brasil/Brazil, Chasqui, Gestos, Hispania, Hispanófila and South Atlantic Review, and edited chapters and translations. Presently he is researching representations of the body in early twentieth-century Latin American literature.
Education and Degrees Earned
- 1996 Ph.D. in Spanish University of Virginia
- 1992 M.A. in Spanish University of Virginia
- 1990 A.B. in Spanish College of William and Mary
Previous Teaching Experience
- 1996-2002 University of South Alabama, Assistant Professor of Spanish
- 1995-1996 University of Virginia, Faculty Instructor of Spanish and Portuguese
- 1993-1995 University of Virginia, Graduate Instructor of Spanish and Portuguese
- 1990-1993 University of Virginia, Graduate Instructor of Spanish
Professional Affiliations
- ADFL (Association of Departments of Foreign Languages)
- LASA (Latin American Studies Association)
- SECOLAS (Southeast Council on Latin American Studies)