Norman Bridge Distinguished Professor of Spanish, Spanish and French Studies
Professor Ellis has published five books. His most recent, They Need Nothing: Hispanic-Asian Encounters of the Colonial Period, was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2012. His previous books include a comparative analysis of Miguel de Unamuno and Jean-Paul Sartre, The Tragic Pursuit of Being (1988); an existentialist analysis of St. John of the Cross, San Juan de la Cruz (1992); a study of contemporary Spanish autobiography, The Hispanic Homograph (1997); and a study of Latin American autobiography, They Dream not of Angels but of Men (2002).
In 1997 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his research on Latin American autobiography. In 2005 he was granted the Norman Bridge Distinguished Professorship in Spanish at Occidental College. In 2008 he was appointed to the PMLA Advisory Committee for a three-year term in the area of post-1800 Spanish literature.
At Occidental he is the faculty advisor for the Occidental-in-Spain programs. He is also an advisor for the Latin American Studies major. Beginning in the fall of 2013 he will be the chair of the Department of Spanish and French Studies.
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In 1997 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his research on Latin American autobiography. In 2005 he was granted the Norman Bridge Distinguished Professorship in Spanish at Occidental College. In 2008 he was appointed to the PMLA Advisory Committee for a three-year term in the area of post-1800 Spanish literature.
At Occidental he is the faculty advisor for the Occidental-in-Spain programs. He is also an advisor for the Latin American Studies major. Beginning in the fall of 2013 he will be the chair of the Department of Spanish and French Studies.
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About Robert Ellis
Professor Ellis has published five books. His most recent, They Need Nothing: Hispanic-Asian Encounters of the Colonial Period, was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2012. His previous books include a comparative analysis of Miguel de Unamuno and Jean-Paul Sartre, The Tragic Pursuit of Being (1988); an existentialist analysis of St. John of the Cross, San Juan de la Cruz (1992); a study of contemporary Spanish autobiography, The Hispanic Homograph (1997); and a study of Latin American autobiography, They Dream not of Angels but of Men (2002).
In 1997 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his research on Latin American autobiography. In 2005 he was granted the Norman Bridge Distinguished Professorship in Spanish at Occidental College. In 2008 he was appointed to the PMLA Advisory Committee for a three-year term in the area of post-1800 Spanish literature.
At Occidental he is the faculty advisor for the Occidental-in-Spain programs. He is also an advisor for the Latin American Studies major. Beginning in the fall of 2013 he will be the chair of the Department of Spanish and French Studies.
In 1997 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his research on Latin American autobiography. In 2005 he was granted the Norman Bridge Distinguished Professorship in Spanish at Occidental College. In 2008 he was appointed to the PMLA Advisory Committee for a three-year term in the area of post-1800 Spanish literature.
At Occidental he is the faculty advisor for the Occidental-in-Spain programs. He is also an advisor for the Latin American Studies major. Beginning in the fall of 2013 he will be the chair of the Department of Spanish and French Studies.
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Disciplines
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Honors and Awards
- Norman Bridge Distinguished Professorship in Spanish. Endowed Chair. Occidental College. Fall 2005.
- Graham L. Sterling Memorial Award. September 1998.
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Office: Johnson 412
Email: rrellis@oxy.edu
Phone: (323) 259-2841
Website: faculty.oxy.edu/rrellis/
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