Fred P. Ellison and the State of Luso-Brazilian Studies in the Twenty-First Century

Fred P. Ellison (1922–2014) was a pioneer in the field of Luso-Brazilian Studies in North America. This cluster of short essays by teacher-scholars who studied and/or worked with Ellison examines his multifaceted leadership in the field and his contributions to Portuguese language instruction, literary criticism, and translation. Colleagues relate his trail-blazing work, and long-term activities for over four decades (c.1950–c.1990), to the current state of Luso-Brazilian affairs in higher education.