Biography

Dean Rader Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities: College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor: English

Dean Rader has served as the Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities since 2003. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of English where his areas of teaching interest include 20th century American poetry, Native American Literature,writing, and film.

Dean's most recent books include the second edition of The World Is a Text (Prentice Hall, 2005), co-authored with Jonathan Silverman, and Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary American Indian Poetry (University of Arizona Press, 2003), co edited with poet Janice Gould. Other recent publications include poems in Parthenon West Review, Fire, and The Wallace Stevens Journal, an essay in the July 2005 issue of College English, and a piece on reading, economics, and culture in the most recent issue of Conversations.

He is at work on a new American Literature anthology and a book project on contemporary American Indian art, literature, and film. You can listen to an interview with Dean and read some of his work at http://www.borderlands.org/webaudio/.

Contact Info:
University of San Francisco
Department of English
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
Phone: (415) 422-5184
Fax: (415) 422-5700
E-mail: rader@usfca.edu
Office: Harney Science Center, 243
Office Hours:
By appointment.