Octavio Pimentel

Dr. Octavio Pimentel

Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Composition

Octavio Pimentel joined the Department of English at Texas State University San Marcos in 2005. He has taught various classes in composition, including first-year composition courses, advanced composition, technical writing, and various critical graduate courses that encompass issues of minority languages and writing. Critically trained in issues of rhetoric/writing and education, Dr. Pimentel combines both of these fields, while addressing critical issues of minoritized individuals in the composition field.

Curriculum Vita

Teaching Philosophy

DEGREES

Ph.D., Social Foundation of Education: Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition, University of Utah
M.A., Composition Studies, California State University-Chico
B.A., English, Spanish and Chicano Studies Minor, California State University-Chico

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office: Flowers Hall M23
Office phone: 512.245.3724
Email: Octavio.Pimentel@txstate.edu

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Composition Studies
Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Minority Rhetorics and Literacy Practices
Qualitative Research

TEACHING AND PUBLICATION AWARDS

2009 Nominee for the NCTE award for Best Article Reporting Historical Research or Textual Studies in Technical and Scientific Communication.
2008 Runner-Up for the "Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching"
2008 Liberal Arts "Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching"
2008 Den Namesake for Paws Preview

COURSES COMMONLY TAUGHT

Undergraduate

ENG 1300 Topic: Developmental Writing
ENG 1310 Topic: College Writing I
ENG 1320 Topic: College Writing II
ENG 3303 Topic: Technical Writing
ENG 3311 Topic: Writing Ethnographies
ENG 3311 Topic: Hip Hop Literacy

Graduate

ENG 5316 Topic: Composition Theory
ENG 5316 Topic: Composition Pedagogy
ENG 5317 Topic: Literacy Studies
ENG 5300 Topic: Language Problems in a Multicultural Environment

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
In Print
Pimentel, O. "Disrupting Discourse: Introducing Mexicano Immigrant Success Stories." Reflections: A Journal of Writing, Community Literacy, and Service Learning 8.2 (2009): 171-196.

Pimentel, O. & Velázquez, P. "Shrek 2: An Appraisal of Mainstream Animation's Influence on Identity." Journal of Latinos in Education 8.1 (2009): 5-21.

Pimentel, C., Soto, L. D., Pimentel, O., & Urrieta, L. Jr. "The Dual Language Dualism: ¿Quiénes Ganan?" Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) Journal 10.1 (2008): 200-223.

Johnson R. J., Pimentel, O., and Pimentel, C. "Writing New Mexico White A Critical Analysis of Early Representations of New Mexico in Technical Writing." Journal of Business and Technical Communication 22.2 (2008): 211-236.

Pimentel, C. & Pimentel, O. "Coalition Pedagogy: Building Bonds between Instructors and Students of Color." In S. B. Fowler & V. Villanueva, (Eds.), Included in English studies: Learning Climates that Cultivate Racial and Ethnic Diversity (pp. 23-35). VA: Stylus Publishing (2002).

Forthcoming Publications
Pimentel, O. "Mi Pobre Guerito." Teaching Bilingual/Bicultural Children: Teachers Talk About Language and Learning. TC Press, (Summer 2009).

Under Review
Pimentel, O. "Uncovering the White Man's Dominance in Writing Centers: Brown Cuentos (Critical Narratives) from the Margins." The Other Sides of Silence: Negotiating Race in Writing Center Discourse and Practice, edited by Laura Greenfield and Karen Rowan.

Pimentel, O. “Pensado en el Futuro: Literacy Practices of a Latino Fraternity and the Transformation of these Skills into Academic and Professional Contexts.”

Pimentel, O., Pimentel, C. and Dean, J. “The Myth of the Colorblind Composition Classroom: White Instructors Confront White Privilege in Their Classrooms.”

In Progress
Pimentel, O. "Racism and Composition: Redesigning the Composition Classroom
to be more Culturally Inclusive."

Pimentel, O. “Voces Mexicanas: What It Means to Succeed.”

Pimentel, O. "Historias de Éxito: Mexican American Discourse that Must be Heard."

Professional Organizations

National Committee Affiliations