About
Anthony Geist is a Professor and Chair of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Washington. He previously taught at Princeton University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Dartmouth College. He joined UW in 1987 after earning his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley (1978). His research focuses on 20th-century Spanish poetry, modernism, comparative literature, and the cultural legacy of the Spanish Civil War. He has curated exhibits on wartime art and co-authored works on the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Geist also holds a role as Vice Chair of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives and has a parallel career as a journeyman carpenter for 30 years.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley, 1978
Research Interests:
- Modernism and postmodernism in Spanish poetry
- Cultural analysis of the Spanish Civil War
- Spanish cinema
- Comparative literary studies
Selected Works:
- "La poética de la generación del 27 y las revistas literarias: De la vanguardia al compromiso"
- "Modernism and its Margins: Reinscribing Cultural Modernity from Spain and Latin America"
- "Jorge Guillén: The Poetry and the Poet"
- "Passing the Torch: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade and its Legacy of Hope" (co-authored)
Curatorial Work: Authored a traveling exhibit on children's wartime drawings from the Spanish Civil War, documented in the book They Still Draw Pictures (2002).
Grants & Advising: No specific grants or student advisees listed, though his academic role suggests mentorship in the department.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives and collaborates on cultural heritage projects.
