Siddharth Arora
PhD Student, Literature
M.A., English, University of Rajasthan
B.A., English Literature, University of Rajasthan
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- South Asian Studies
- Postcolonial Literature
- Indigenous Literature
- Affect Studies
- Critical Theory
Recent Courses Taught
- ENGL 1113: Composition I
- ENGL 1213: Composition II
Selected Publications
- Arora, Siddharth. A Fragmented Whole. Authorspress, New Delhi (2018).
Selected Conference Presentations
- “Hidden Justice: A Writing Center's Efforts to Pursue Anti-Racist and Social Justice Pedagogy in an Exclusionary America,” International Writing Center Association, 2022.
- "Breathing the Revolution: Affective Citizenship in Oral Performances of Anti-CAA Protest Poetry," The Annual Conference of South Asia at University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2022.
- Roundtable participation: "On the Brink: Body, Transitions, and Borders," The Arts and Humanities Graduate Colloquium, Oklahoma State University, 2022.
- "Reimagining Community Partnerships: A Kindness, Respect, and Accessibility in the Times of Pandemic," Workshop, International Writing Center Association, 2021.
- "Oral Poetic Topographies of Resistance Against the Hindu-Nation," Presentation at International Interdisciplinary Conference on Intolerance, Discrimination, and Violence, 2021.
Professional Appointments or Professional Service
- President, English Graduate Student Association. Oklahoma State University, 2021-2022.
- Assistant Director, Writing Center. Oklahoma State University, 2021-present.
Awards and Recognition
- Awarded The Leonard Leff Scholarship, Oklahoma State University (2022)
- Awarded The Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship, Oklahoma State University (2022)
- Awarded Most Welcoming Writing Center Tutor, Oklahoma State University (2022)
- Secured 99.01 percentile in the English Section, a National Eligibility Test; prerequisite for Assistant Professorship in India, conducted by University Grants Commission (2019)
- Won the Award of Excellence for Research, Department of English, St. Xavier's College, Jaipur (2017)