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Bruce Brasington is a Professor of History at West Texas A&M University, holding the Twanna Caddell Powell Professorship within the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities. He also holds the distinguished titles of Regents' Professor of the Texas A&M University System and Piper Foundation Professor, reflecting his significant academic contributions.
His educational background includes:
- B.A. in History (minor in German) from Oklahoma State University, with additional certification from Germany's Goethe Institute
- M.A. from Southern Methodist University focusing on hagiography and historiography at Rheims (9th-11th centuries)
- Second M.A. and Ph.D. from UCLA on ecclesiastical jurisprudence in the late 11th century, supported by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst funding
Dr. Brasington's research centers on Medieval History with specialized expertise in Canon Law, Hagiography, and Historiography. His work explores medieval Latin paleography, codicology, early scholasticism, and medievalism in the United States, particularly examining 9th-11th century ecclesiastical jurisprudence and historical text transmission. His interdisciplinary approach bridges European medieval studies with American cultural reception of medieval themes.
His notable awards include:
- Regents' Professor of the Texas A&M University System
- Piper Foundation Professor
- Twanna Caddell Powell Professor of History
- UCLA University-wide Teaching Award (1985)
Dr. Brasington has mentored students through graduate seminars and Latin tutorials at WTAMU since 1990, while his research has been supported by significant grants including the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst stipend and collaborations with the Heidelberg and Saxon Academies of Sciences. He served in the Ford Foundation-funded interdisciplinary program at UCLA in 1989 and directed summer programs at Dresden's Forschungsstelle der vergleichenden Ordensgeschichte.
He maintains active research partnerships through the Forschungsstelle der vergleichenden Ordensgeschichte at the University of Dresden, where he taught specialized summer seminars from 1995-2013 with academy support, focusing on medieval manuscript studies and canon law.
