Education

• B.A. (Honours) English, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi
• M.A. English, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi
• M.Phil. English, University of Delhi
• M.A. English, University of Southern California
• Ph.D. English, University of Southern California



Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

Tenure Track Appointments

• Tenured Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in English, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, 1990-2001  



Non-Tenure Track Appointments

• Lecturer in English, Department of English, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, 1987-1989  
• Lecturer in English, University of Delhi, 1989-1990  



Visiting and Temporary Appointments

• Lecturer in English, Department of English, University of Southern California, 2012-2013   
• Post-graduate Lecturer in English, NCWEB, University of Delhi, 1994-1997  



Other Employment

• Faculty, The Writing Program, University of Southern California, 08/2010-  
• Associate Director (Upper Division), The Writing Program, University of Southern California, 09/2007-06/2010  
• Assistant Lecturer and Program Coordinator, The Writing Program, University of Southern California, 1998-2006  



Description of Research

Research Specialties

Writings about animals, animal studies, ecocriticism, rhetoric and composition, colonial and imperial texts, nineteenth century British writing, early twentieth century British writing



Conferences and Other Presentations




Conference Presentations

• "Visualizing the Nonhuman Other", Conference on "Stages of Life: Age, Identity, and Culture", Talk/Oral Presentation, San Diego, California, PAMLA (Pacific Ancient & Modern Languages Assoc.), 2013-2014   
• "Making Kingdoms Out of Beasts: Writing the animal in the nineteenth century", PAMLA (Panel on Ecocriticism), Lecture/Seminar, Abstract, 2012-2013   
• "The Aesthetics of Cruelty", Interdisciplinary Conference. Theme: "Cruelty", Talk/Oral Presentation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Department of English, USC, 2012-2013   
• "Can the Subaltern Roar? Writing the Beast in Nineteenth-Century Hunting Narratives", "Speaking Nature," 2011 Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies Conference, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed Paper, Pitzer College, Los Angeles, Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies, Invited, 2010-2011   
• "Hunting as Land Use in India: The Animal as Imperial Lens", 2011 MLA Convention, Talk/Oral Presentation, Abstract, Los Angeles, CA, Modern Languages Association, Spring 2011   
• "Isabel Savoury's 'A Sportswoman in India'", 18th- and 19th-C. British Women Writers' Conference, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed Abstract, Texas A&M University, 18th- and 19th-C. British Women Writers' , Spring 2010   



Other Presentations

• "Writing the College Level Essay", Orientation for incoming students, University of Southern California, 2008-2009   



Publications




Book

• Rajamannar, S. (2012). Reading the Animal in the Literature of the British Raj. Foreword by James R. Kincaid. New York, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.



Poetry Collection

• Rajamannar, S. (2013). "'And we shall sit at endless feast': Tennyson’s 'In Memoriam' Revisited," Poetry for Peace. pp. 2.




Honors and Awards

• USC Dornsife Faculty Development Grant towards book publication, 2011-2012   
• Nominated for President Steven B. Sample Teaching and Mentoring Award by students and parents, Fall 2011   
• Sara and John Lindsey Chair of Liberal Arts Travel Award, 18th Annual British Women Writers' Conference, Texas A&M University, 2010-2011   
• USC Professional Development Fund, 2010-2011   
• Five-year Dean's Fellowship, 8/15/1998-7/15/2003  
• British Council Scholarship, University of Cambridge Summer School in Literature and Cultural Studies, 1996-1997   



Service to the University

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Director-Upper Division, USC Writing Program, 09/2007-06/2010  

Committees

• Member, Professional Development Committee, USC Writing Program, 2010-  
• Co-Chair, Conducted Orientation and Mentoring Sessions for incoming Upper-Division faculty, USC Writing Program, 2011-2012  
• Member, Reading Group, USC Writing Program, 2010-2011  

Review Panels

• USC Writing Program, Staff representative, Writing Program Promotional Committee, 2007-2010  
• University of Southern California, USC Trustee and Presidential Scholarships, 2009-2010   
• University of Southern California, Graduate representative, The English Department, USC Provost's Committee, 2008-2009   

Media, Alumni, and Community Relations

• Faculty invitee at Student-Faculty Norman Topping Luncheon, 2012-2013   
• Faculty invitee at Alpha Chi Omega Academic Achievement Scholarship Dinner, 2012-2013   
• Alumni representative at meeting with USC Trustee, 2008-2009   

Other Service to the University

• Referee for several Writing Program faculty members' promotions and professional/job applications, 2010-  
• Participant in mentoring program for junior faculty, 2013-2014   
• Table leader for end of semester portfolio session for upper division writing, USC Writing Program, 2010-2013  
• Participated in session on development of new WRIT 150 course, 2012-2013   
• Moderator for Creative Writing Group, USC Undergraduate Writer's Conference, 2012-2013   
• Moderator for Professional Writing Group, USC Undergraduate Writer's Conference, 2011-2012   
• Moderator for Analytical Writing Group, USC Undergraduate Writer's Conference, 2008-2011  
• Judge, USC Undergraduate Writers' Conference, 2008-2010  
• Staff Representative, Writing Program Personnel Committee, 2007-2010  
• Staff representative, Committees for new courses, USC Writing Program, 2007-2010  
• Writing Program Representative, CCCC Conference, New Orleans, 2008-2009   
• Conducted socialization workshop during "Critical Reasoning Study" sponsored by the Spencer and Teagle Foundations and Duke University, 2008-2009   
• Orientation Group Leader, Office of International Students, 2006-2007   



Service to the Profession




Conferences Organized

• Creator and Chair of Special Session, 2013 PAMLA Conference on "Stages of Life: Age, Identity, and Culture", San Diego, California, 2013-2014 , 2013-2014   



Professional Memberships

• Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, 2012-  
• Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies Association, 2011-2012   
• Modern Languages Association, 2011-2012   
• British Women Writers' Association, 2010-2011   
• National Council of Teachers of English, 2009-2010   



Reviewer for Publication

• Anthem Press, Reviewer of books on Nineteenth Century British Literature and Cultural Studies., 2011-2012   



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