Staff Directory

Aneil Rallin, PhD
Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Phone: 949-480-4055
Fax: 949-480-4126
Email: arallin@soka.edu
Education
- Ph.D., The Ohio State University
- M.A., University of Bombay
- B.A., St. Xavier's College
Positions Held
- At SUA since 2006
- 2004 - 2006 Assistant Professor, York University
- 2001-2004 Assistant Professor and Director of General Education Writing, California State University, San Marcos
- 2000-2001 Lecturer, University of Southern California
- 1999-2000 Assistant Professor, California State University, Chico
- 1997-1999 Assistant Professor, Temple University
Research Interests
- Activist Rhetorics and Critical Pedagogy
- Transnational Cultural Studies and Queer/Postcolonial/Feminist Theory
- "Experimental" Writing, Film, and Video
Selected Papers, Publications, Presentations, & Exhibits
- "The Politics of Persuasion versus the Construction of Alternative Communities: Zines in the Writing Classroom" Reflections: A Journal of Writing, Community Literacy, and Service Learning 2008
- "Dreads and Open Mouths: On Writing/Teaching" Text: The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs 2007
- "Taming Queers" symplokē 2005
- "(Im)migrant Crossings" Crossing Borderlands: Composition and Postcolonial Studies 2004
- "Texting the Body: Notes on Language, Writing, Desire" Literary Studies East and West 2000
- " Writing Handbooks/Compliant Citizens." Keynote Address at Crisis Carnival, the twelfth annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, San Diego State University, 2004.
Courses Taught at SUA
- Modes of Inquiry
- Communication Skills
- The American Experience
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Experimental Critical Writing
- Creative Writing
Selected Honors & Awards
- Professor of the Year, 2008