Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
- American, later
- Writing Studies
- American, later
- Teacher Training
- Film/Visual Culture
- Writing Studies
Personal profile
Catherine Prendergast is Professor of English at the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign. She is a Guggenheim Fellow for the year 2014-2015, working on her book, Writer, Painter, Banker, Thief.
Education
- BA: Columbia University
- PhD: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Teaching
- Disability in Film
- Economies of Literacy
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Research Output
Reflection: Before #BlackLivesMatter
Prendergast, C. J., Dec 21 2016, Rhetorics of Whiteness: Postracial Hauntings in Popular Culture, Social Media, and Education. Kennedy, T. M., Middleton, J. I. & Ratcliffe, K. (eds.). Southern Illinois University Press, p. 89-91Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The unexceptional schizophrenic: A post-postmodern introduction
Prendergast, C., Oct 14 2016, The Disability Studies Reader. Davis, L. J. (ed.). 5 ed. Taylor and Francis, p. 232-241 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Mental disability and rhetoricity retold: The memoir on drugs
Prendergast, C., Jul 11 2014, Changing Social Attitudes Toward Disability: Perspectives from Historical, Cultural, and Educational Studies. Bolt, D. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 60-67 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Or You Don't: Talents, Tendencies, and the Pooka of Literacy
Prendergast, C. J., 2013, In : Enculturation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Reinventing the University: EUI as Writing Initiative
Prendergast, C. J., 2013, In : Learning and Teaching. 6, 3, p. 79-88 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities
Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies (Journal)
Catherine Jean Prendergast (Editorial board member)2006 → …
Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity
Written Communication (Journal)
Catherine Jean Prendergast (Editorial board member)1997 → 2003
Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity
What is the place of Writing Studies in the Modern Language Association?
Catherine Jean Prendergast (Speaker)2013
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation