Lecturer
California State University

E-mail: jbrasas@hotmail.com

Education:

Ph.D. in Religion and Social Ethics. University of Southern California, 1993.

Master of Arts in Spanish (Linguistics). University of Southern California, 1987.

Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language (Applied Linguistics Program). University of California, Los Angeles, 1985.

B.A. in Philosophy, Universidad Complutense/UNED, Madrid (Spain), 1983.

B.A. in English, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 1981.

Other Degrees:

Certificate in "Studies of Flemish Language and Culture" (Intermediate level). University of Ghent, Belgium, 1983.

Certificate in German (Intermediate level). University of Salzburg, Austria, 1981.

Certificate in Spanish-English English-Spanish Translation. University of Cambridge, UK, 1981.

Certificate in English Phonetics. University of London, 1981.

Scholarships, Awards, and Recognitions:

Cited in the Journal of Homosexuality as a “prominent name” in the field of Spanish LGTB (Queer Theory) scholarly studies. Journal of Homosexuality Vol. 45 (1) 2003, p. 172.

Invited to testify as a civilian expert before Spain´s Parliamentary Commission on Military Reform. June 4, 1997.

Award for Academic Excellence. University of Southern California (Office of International Students and Scholars), 1989.

Scholarship awarded by the Embassy of Belgium in Spain to study Flemish Language and Culture at the University of Ghent, Belgium, 1982.

Assistant teacher. Neasden High School and Kilburn Polytechnic, London UK, 1981-1982. Selected by the Spanish-British Cultural Exchange Committee as part of their educational exchange program. The award included registration in certain courses offered by the University of Cambridge.

Languages:

English, Spanish, French, German (reading) Dutch (reading), Latin

Relevant Work Experience:

Lecturer:  Religious Studies Department, California State University, Northridge. Courses taught: Introduction to Religious Studies, World Religions, Contemporary Ethical Issues, Religion and Society, Religion in Western Civilization.  1994-2007.

Lecturer:  University of Southern California School of Religion. “Asian Religions,” Spring 2000.

Lecturer:  Department of English (shared appointment). California State University, Northridge.  “Modern English Grammar.” Spring and Fall 2000.

Lecturer (part-time):  Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Southern California, 1985- Spring 2000.

Lecturer:  Religious Studies Dept., Mount St. Mary's College.  “Contemporary Issues in Christian Ethics.” Spring semesters 1993, 1995.

Lecturer:  English. American Language Institute, University of Southern California, 1994-1995.

Lecturer:  Modern Languages Department. Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles.  Spanish.  Fall semester 1994.

Lecturer:  American Language Institute, University of Southern California.  A special program for teaching Spanish to law enforcement officers.  Spring semester 1994.

Lecturer:  Weekend College, Mount St. Mary's College “The History and Civilization of Spain,” 1994.

Lecturer:  Department of Modern Languages, Scripps College, Claremont (California).  Spanish.  Fall semester 1993.

"Facilitator" (instructor) for the "Living in Good Health Together" (LIGHT) Research project of the National Institute of Mental Health (a federal AIDS prevention and health promotion program), 1992-1993.

Tutor/Counselor for the UCLA Academic Advancement Program, 1984-1993.

Translator (English to Spanish). Hispanic Programs, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, USC, 1986-1987.

Research and Publications:

Dissertation: “Walt Whitman´s Mystical Ethics of Comradeship.” Available in microfilm through University Microfilms.

Books:

Walt Whitman’s Mystical Ethics of Comradeship: Homosexuality and the Marginality of Friendship at the Crossroads of Modernity.  State University of New York Press.  In Press.

La Sociedad Gay:  Una Invisible Minoría [”The Gay Society:  An Invisible Minority”]. Foca Investigación, Madrid 2001, (420 pages).

Rompan Filas:  La cara oculta del “servicio a la patria” ["Disbanding the Conscript Armies:  The Hidden Face of Compulsory Military Service].  Temas de Hoy, Madrid 1995, (375 pages).

Poder, Retórica e Insumisión ["Power, Rhetoric and Civil Desobedience"] Argitaletxe Iru, San Sebastián 1994, (180 pages).

Informe Crítico sobre el Servicio Militar  ["A Critical Report on Military Service"].  Two editions.  First edition by Editorial Lerna, Barcelona 1987, (130 pages);  Second edition by Ars Media, Madrid 1989, (220 pages).

Articles:

“Introductción” (pp. 3- 27) and “Poder, conocimiento y prejuicio social” (pp. 312-326).  In Herrero Brasas, J. A.  (ed.) Ética y Activismo. Egales, Madrid 2007.

“In the Name of Mary: Sacred Space, Sacred Property, and Absolution of Past Sins,” in Oren Stier and Shawn Landres (eds.) Recliigon, Violence, Memory and  Place. Indiana UP (2006), pp. 71.89.

"Homosexualidad y literatura en la España de los 70" ["Homosexuality and Literature in the Spain of the 70s].  Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid (June 2003), n.133, pp. 68-75.

"Hannah Arendt y 'La Condición Humana'."  Claves de Razón Práctica (Madrid) n. 115, October 2002,  pp. 59-67.

“Coca-cola, Democracia e Imitación de Cristo" [“Coca-cola, Democracy, and the Imitation of Christ”], in A. Pastor (ed.) Que Piensen Ellos (an anthology of new Spanish philosophers). Madrid (2001) Opera Prima,  pp. 9-20.

Damián y los Héroes de Molokai  [“Damien and the Heroes of Molokai”]  Revista E. M. Madrid, January 2000, pp. 78-81.

"La identidad de género: De San Pablo a San Foucault" ["Gender Identity: From St. Paul to St. Foucault]. Sociedad Filosófica de la Universidad de Murcia, vol. 7 (2001) pp. 139-148.

“Homosexualidad y Fascismo” [Homosexuality and Fascism] Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid ( June 2000) n. 101, pp. 36-44.

“Medjugorje: Ecclesiastical Conflict, Theological Controversy, Ethnic Division.” Research in the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 10, pp. 137-170. Fall 1998.

“La política de lo sobrenatural en Bosnia-Herzegovina” [”The Politics of the Supernatural in Bosnia-Herzegovina”].   Claves de Razón Práctica  (April 1999), n.  91, pp. pp. 44-55.

“La guerra de los números” [”The War of Numbers”]. In Conciencia de un  singular deseo,  Xosé Buxán ed., pp. 167-188. Barcelona. Editorial Laertes, 1997.

“El Matrimonio Gay: "Ethical and Sociological Issues” [”Gay Marriage: A Challenge to the Heterosexual State”]. Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid (June1997), 73 pp. 44-54.

“El Ejército Profesional: Una Propuesta de Reforma” [”The Profesional Army: A Proposal for Reform”], Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid  (October 1996) n. 66, pp.38-50.

“Feminismo y Pornografía” [”Feminism and Pornography”] Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid (1996) June (part 1) n. 63, pp. 44-54; July (part 2), n. 64, pp. 38-48.

"Religión, Etica y Estética en Walt Whitman y Oscar Wilde" ["Religion, Ethics, and Aesthetics in Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde"].  Letras deDeusto, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain, vol. 24, n. 64, July-September 1994, pp. 87-102.

"Hacia una Nueva Tipología de la Objeción" ["Towards a New Typology of Conscientious Objection"].  Fall Issue (n. 51), 1994  Papeles para la Paz, Madrid, pp. 27-34.

"La Sociedad Gay: (I) Ciencia, Prejuicio Social y Homosexualidad" ["The Gay Society: Science, Social Prejudice and Homosexuality"]. Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid (1993) n. 37, pp. 26-42; (II) Familia, Sistema Educativo, Religión y Fuerzas Armadas." [Family and Educational System, Religion, and the Armed Forces"] n. 38, pp. 26-42.

"Whitman según Whitman: El Proyecto Mesiánico" ["Whitman according to Whitman: The Messianic Project"] Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid (1992) n. 21, pp. 32-42.

"Informe Crítico sobre el Servicio Militar" ["A Critical Report on Military Service"], Claves de Razón Práctica, Madrid, (1991) n. 17, pp. 74-80.

"Procópula: Algunas Observaciones sobre la Elipsis de la Cópula en Español" ["Procópula: Observations on the Elipsis of the Copula in Spanish" -- a piece of research in theoretical linguistics]. Letras de Deusto (University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain), vol. 20, n. 40, September-December 1990, pp. 15-22.

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