Suresh Canagarajah

Suresh Canagarajah, Evan Pugh University Professor at Pennsylvania State University, holds dual appointments in the Departments of Applied Linguistics and English. His research critically examines Global Englishes, Multilingualism, and Sociolinguistics, with a focus on decolonization and inclusive pedagogies.

• Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin (1990)

His scholarship challenges Eurocentric linguistic norms, advocating for translingual practices that recognize multilingualism as a resource for creativity and resistance. Recent work explores intersections with disability studies and postdigital ethnography, analyzing hybrid communication spaces where digital and physical domains converge.

Key article trends include translingual resistance in neoliberal contexts, decolonizing academic writing, and transgressive language practices in globalized communication. His research emphasizes material agency (e.g., objects in professional interactions) and crip translingualism as a framework for rethinking mobility and constraints.

• 2013 AAAL, BAAL, and MLA Best Book Awards for Translingual Practice
• 2017 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award (AAAL)
• 2016 TESOL International Association's 'Top 50 Scholars' recognition

Canagarajah has advised numerous students and led the Migration Studies Project, fostering interdisciplinary research on language and migration. His pedagogical innovations prioritize reciprocal communicative strategies and ecological writing instruction.