Bio
Dr. Andrew Vassar grew up in Chandler, Oklahoma, and went on to the University of
Tulsa. He was lucky enough to spend his Junior Year Abroad at Homerton College, Cambridge,
England, earning degrees in Art History and English with a minor in Philosophy. He
earned his Masters at the University of Oklahoma and Ph.D. from the University of
Arkansas.
Education:
- PhD, English , University of Arkansas, 2003
- MA, English, University of Oklahoma, 1994
- BA, English and Art History, University of Tulsa, Cum laude, 1991
American literature, Native American Literature, Asian Studies.
Dr. Vassar's early academic career focused in American Literature, with a focus on
Native American Literature, especially Theater. In more recent years, he has become
more of generalist, teaching classes as diverse as Philosophy, Comparative Religion,
and Global Humanities.
Presentations:
- Writing Worlds: A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain - Let's Talk About It Oklahoma! - Dick Connor Correctional Facility , Hominy, OK
- May 2021
- Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir by Linnie Marsh Wolfe - The American Frontier: A Pulitzer Prize Centennial Series - Miami, OK--Zoom - April
2021
- Jump and Other Stories, by Nadine Gordimer - Living With Limits: Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma! - Broken Arrow History Museum,
Broken Arrow, OK Zoom - April 2021
- Becoming Ethnic, Becoming American: N. Scott Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain - Let's Talk About It Oklahoma! - Museum of Broken Arrow - October 2020
Courses Taught:
- COMPARATIVE RELIGION - REL 2553 - Fall 2020
- MODERN CULTURES - HUM 2223 - Spring 2020
- ANCIENT CULTURES - HUM 2113 - Fall 2019
- INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY - PHIL 1013 - Spring 2019
- INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY - PHIL 1013 - Fall 2017
