Octavio Pimentel
Dr. Octavio Pimentel
Professor, Rhetoric and Composition
Dr. Octavio Pimentel joined The Department of English at Texas State University in 2005. He has taught various classes in the Technical Communication and Rhetoric and Composition fields, including first-year composition, advanced composition, technical writing, as well as critical graduate courses that encompass issues of minority languages, rhetoric, and writing. Critically trained in rhetoric, writing, and education, Dr. Pimentel combines these fields to address critical issues pertaining to minoritized individuals in the Rhetoric Composition Technical Communication fields.
Since his arrival at Texas State University, Dr. Pimentel has published extensively, having published more than 30 articles and 4 books: Cuentos & Testimonies: Diversity & Inclusion at Texas State (with Dr. Miriam F. Williams), Racial Shorthand: Racial Discrimination Contested in Social Media (with Dr. Mendina), (University Press of Colorado, 2018); Historias de Éxito within Mexican Communities: Silenced Voices (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015); and Communicating Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in Technical Communication (with Dr. Miriam F. Williams), which won the 2016 Technical and Scientific Communication Award for Best Collection of Essays and the National Book Award (Baywood Press, 2014). Currently, Dr. Pimentel is working on his 5th and 6th books. Book #5 is title Cuentos and Testimonies II: Students' Voices, Inclusion, & Anti-Racism (with Dr. Miriam F. Williams). This book is scheduled to be published in the Fall 2021 semester by Texas State University. Book #6 is titled Literacy and Educación: A Historical View of a Latino Fraternity and is expected to be published in 2022.
Since 2005, Dr. Pimentel has also presented at over 30 national and international conferences and has won several awards for his scholarship. Most recently, in the fall of 2015, Dr. Pimentel was nominated by the Department of English for the Presidential Distinction Award for Scholarship. In the 2014-2015 academic year, Dr. Pimentel also won the Texas State University Excellence in Diversity Award. Currently, Dr. Pimentel serves on the Editorial Board for the CCC (College Composition and Communication) Journal and TCQ (Technical Communication Quarterly), and JBTC (Journal of Business and Technical Communication).
Contact:
| Office | Flowers Hall 215 |
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| Office Phone | 512-245-3723 |
| octavio.pimentel@txstate.edu |
| Degrees |
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| Ph.D., Social Foundations in Education: Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition, University of Utah |
| M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies: Composition Studies, California State University, Chico |
| B.A., English/Spanish and with Minor in Chicano Studies, California State University, Chico |
| Teaching & Research Interests | |
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| Composition Studies | Composition Theory and Pedagogy |
| Minority Rhetorics and Literacy Practices | Qualitative Research |
| Courses Commonly Taught |
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| English 7316: Writing for Social Justice (PhD) English 5399A: Thesis (MA) English 5399B: Thesis (MA) English 5317: Literacy Studies (MA) English 5317: Critical Media Studies Class (MA) English 5316: Foundations in Rhetoric and Composition (MA) English 5316: Foundations in Composition Pedagogy (MA) English 5316: Writing for Social Justice (MA) English 5313: Research Methods (MA) English 5300: Language Problems in a Multicultural Environment (MA) English 3318: Theory of Writing and Rhetoric English 3311: Advanced Writing and Reading English 3311: Hip Hop Literacy English 3303: Technical Writing English 3301: Critical Theory English 1320: College Writing II English 1310: College Writing I English 1300: Developmental Writing |
| Selected Publications |
| Books |
| Pimentel, Octavio and Miriam Williams. Cuentos and Testimonies II: Students' Voices, Inclusion, & Anti-Racism. Texas State University Website, 2021. <https://www.provost.txstate.edu/cuentos-and-testimonies/cuentos-and-testimonies/II.-student-voices.html>; |
| Pimentel, Octavio and Miriam Williams. Cuentos & Testimonies: Diversity & Inclusion at Texas State University. Texas State University Website, 2019. Online. |
| Medina, Cruz and Pimentel, Octavio. Racial Shorthand: Coded Discrimination Contested in Social Media. Computers and Composition Digital Press, 2018. Online. |
| Pimentel, Octavio. Historias de Éxito within Mexican Communities: Silenced Voices. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2015. Print. |
| Williams, Miriam F. and Octavio Pimentel Eds. Communicating Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in Technical Communication. New York: Baywood Publishing Press, 2014. Print. |
| Latest Articles |
| Jesus Jimenez-Lopez and Octavio Pimentel. “Conversation Between a Prospective Student and a Texas State Professor: Empowering Students of Color.” Cuentos and Testimonies II: Students' Voices, Inclusion, & Anti-Racism. Texas State University Website, 2021. <https://www.provost.txstate.edu/cuentos-and-testimonies/cuentos-and-testimonies/II.-student-voices/chapter-14.html>; |
| Pimentel, Octavio. “The Push for the 1974 Statement…Once again.” WPA Journal Special Issue: Black Lives Matter and Anti-Racist Projects in Writing Program Administration, 44.3 (2021): 63-67. Online <http://wpacouncil.org/aws/CWPA/pt/sp/journal-archives>. |
| Pimentel, Octavio. “¡No Escondan el Nopal! Tus Raices son Obvias!” Cuentos & Testimonies: Diversity & Inclusion at Texas State University. Eds. Octavio Pimentel and Miriam F. Williams. Texas State University Website, 2019. Online. |
| Pimentel, Octavio. “Manifesto: It’s Time to Hear Me! I Mean Really Hear me!” Making Future Matters. Eds. Rick Wysocki and Mary P. Sheridan. Computers and Composition Digital Press, 2018. Online. |
| Pimentel, Octavio. “Not the King: Cantando el Himno Nacional de los Estados Unidos.” Racial Shorthand: Coded Discrimination Contested in Social Media. Eds. Cruz Medina and Octavio Pimentel. Computers and Composition Digital Press, 2018. Online. |
| Medina, Cruz and Pimentel, Octavio. “Introduction.” Racial Shorthand: Coded Discrimination Contested in Social Media. Eds. Cruz Medina and Octavio Pimentel. Computers and Composition Digital Press, 2018. Online. |
| Pimentel, Octavio. “The Push for the 1974 Statement…Once again.” WPA Journal Special Issue: Black Lives Matter and Anti-Racist Projects in Writing Program Administration, 44.3 (2021): 63-67. Online <http://wpacouncil.org/aws/CWPA/pt/sp/journal-archives>. |