Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
- Rhetoric
- Writing Studies
- Disability Studies
- American History
- Film/Visual Culture
- Women's Lives
Personal profile
Catherine Prendergast is Professor of English at the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign. Her book, The Gilded Edge, is forthcoming from Dutton Press in October 2021.
Education
- BA: Columbia University
- PhD: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Teaching
- Disability in Film
- Economies of Literacy
- Disability in Literature
- Advanced Composition
- Global English
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Research output
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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
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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
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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
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Or You Don't: Talents, Tendencies, and the Pooka of Literacy
Prendergast, C. J., 2013, In: Enculturation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 › peer-review
Activities
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Written Communication (Journal)
Catherine Jean Prendergast (Editorial board member)
1997 → 2003Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity
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What is the place of Writing Studies in the Modern Language Association?
Catherine Jean Prendergast (Speaker)
2013Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
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Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies (Journal)
Catherine Jean Prendergast (Editorial board member)
2006 → …Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity