Background
Brutus, Dennis Vincent was born on November 28, 1924 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Son of Francis Henry and Margaret Winifred (Bloemetjie) Brutus. came to the United States, 1971.
Brutus, Dennis Vincent was born on November 28, 1924 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Son of Francis Henry and Margaret Winifred (Bloemetjie) Brutus. came to the United States, 1971.
Bachelor in English with distinction, Fort Hare U., South Africa, 1947;College Education Diploma, Fort Hare U., South Africa, 1946;postgraduate in law, Witwaterstrand U., Johannesburg, South Africa, 1963-1964;Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Worcester State College, Massachusetts, 1982;Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1984;Doctor of Laws (honorary), Northeastern U., 1989;Doctor of Humane Letters, University District of Columbia, 1994.
Teacher public high schools, Port Elizabeth, 1948-1961;journalist, Port Elizabeth, 1960-1961;director, World Campaign for Release of South African Political Prisoners, Londonmember of staff, International Defense and Aid Fund, London, 1966-1971;Professor of English, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1971-1985;Cornell Professor of English literature, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, 1985;professor, department chairman Black community education research and development, professor African Literature and Writing, U. Pittsburgh, 1986-1991. Board directors Moonstone, Inc. Visiting Professor of English U. Denver, 1970.
Visiting Professor of English, and African and Afro-American Studies Research Center University Texas, Austin, 1974-1975. Visiting professor England Department, Amherst College, 1982-1983. Visiting professor African and African-American studies Dartmouth College, 1983.
Program director Program on African Writing in Africa and the Diaspora, since 1989. Lecturer Oxford Center for Africa Studies, International Summer School, 1990. Interport lecturer U. Pittsburgh.
Visiting fellow U. Durban, Westville, South Africa, 1992. Distinguished visiting humanist, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1992-1993.
Secretary S. African Sports Association, since 1959. President S. African Non-Racial Olympic Committee, since 1963. Chairman International Campaign Against Racism in Sport, since 1972.
Chairman advisory board ARENA: The Institute for Study of Sport and Social Analysis, United States, since 1975. Patron South African Council on Sport. Founding member Troubadour Press, since 1970.
Board directors Southern Africa Media Center, since 1986, African Arts Fund, since 1987, Council Christians and Jews, Whistleblowers Foundation. Chairman Africa Network, since 1983. Fellow International Poetry Society.
Member Modern Language Association, Union of Writers of African People (Ghana) (vice president since 1975, coordinator since 1989), African Literature Association United States of America (founding chairman since 1975, Executive Committee since 1979), Executive National Writers Union, Congress S. African Writers (patron since 1989), American Poetry Centre (advisory bd.1989-).
Fellow International Poetry Society; Modern Language Association
Union of Writers of African People (Ghana) (vice president, coordinator)
African Lit. Association United States of America (founding chairman, executive committee)
Executive National Writers Union
Congress S. African Writers (patron )
American Poetry Centre (advisory board).
Sport, music, chess.
Married May Jaggers, May 14, 1950. Children: Jacinta, Marc, Julian, Antony, Justina, Cornelia, Gregory, Paula.