Awards and Honors
Adamian Award for Excellence in Teaching, Bentley UniversityScholarly Contributions and Creative Productions
Journal Articles
Prater, T. (2026). “A Ruinous Passion: A Conversation with Robert K. Lee” . Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures in the Americas (Forthcoming)Prater, T. T. (2022). "From the Edges: Afterlives of Chinese Indenture in Patricia Powell's The Pagoda". Wasafiri: International Contemporary Writing/Taylor and Francis, (37) 110 23-34. Prater, T. (2022). "The Treachery of Images, The Violence of Narrative". Small Axe/Duke University Press Prater, T. (2021). "Easton Lee: Performing Nation". The Literary Encyclopedia Prater, T. (2020). "'Always Together': A Digital Diasporic Elegy". SX Archipelagos (Link)Prater, T. (2020). "Sino Caribbean Performance and Music". Oxford University Press Prater, T. T. (2015). "'Look Pon Likkle Chiney Gal': Tessanne Chin, The Voice, and Digital Caribbean Subjects". Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal, (12) 1 Article 11, 24 pp. (Link)Prater, T. (2014). "'We are Jamaicans. We are Brothers': History, Brotherhood, and Independence in Kerry Young's Pao". Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal, (11) 2 (Link)Prater, T. (2014). "Labrish and Mooncakes: The Meeting of Vernaculars in the Work of Easton Lee". Small Axe: a Caribbean Platform for Criticism, (18:01) 43 pp. 149-160. Prater, T. (2013). "Forgetting to Remember: The Performance of Memory and History in John O. Killens' The Cotillion: or One Good Bull is Half the Herd". Journal of African American Studies Prater, T. (2012). "Transgender, Memory, and Colonial History in Patricia Powell's The Pagoda". Small Axe: A Caribbean Platform for Criticism, (37) Prater, T. "'Old Man Your Kung Fu is Useless': African American Spectatorship and Hong Kong Cinema". Post Road 2 185-215. (Link)Books
Prater, T. T. (). The Aleatory Nature of Things: Afterlives of Chinese Indenture and National Belonging in Chinese Jamaican Cultural Production SUNY Press (In Progress)Book Chapters
Prater, T. T. (2027). “The Story I’m Telling is a Trinidadian One” The Condition of Being Near. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers (Forthcoming)Prater, T. T. (2025). "Caribbean Digital Diaspora" The Routledge Handbook to Caribbean Studies. New York, NY: Routledge (Link)Fung, C., Prater, T. (2015). "'How does it not know what it is?': The Techno-Asian Body in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Larissa Lai's Automaton Biographies" Techno-Orientalism: Imagining Asia in Speculative Fiction , History, and Media. Rutgers University Press (Link)Prater, T. (2012). "'Him favor mad. Him favor prophet': Reimagining the Sacred in Michelle Cliff's No Telephone to Heaven" Let Spirit Speak! Cultural Journeys Through the African Diaspora. Albany: State University of New YorkPrater, T. (2012). "'Him favor mad. Him favor prophet': Reimagining the Sacred in Michelle Cliff's No Telephone to Heaven" Let Spirit Speak! Cultural Journeys Through the African Diaspora. Albany, New York: State University of New York PressPrater, T. (2012). Caribbean spaces, transatlantic spirit: Violence and spiritual reimaginings in the Caribbean . State University of New York PressExhibitions
Prater, T. T. (2016). “R4G: Retire that Bladerunner, A New Lesbian Life Awaits You” Other Scholarly Work
Prater, T. (2024). "'Introduction' to Rope and the Cross by Easton Lee". Manchineel + Seagrape, (1) 1 (Link).Prater, T. (2020). "Diaspora". Creative Commons (Link).Prater, T. T. (2017). "Participant Waiver and Release". The Smithsonian Asian Pacific Center .Prater, T. (2014). #ABCReports and Black Twitter. In Media Res (Link).Prater, T. (2014). "'Let me tell you how I began': A Conversation with Easton Lee". SX Salon: A Small Axe Literary Platform .Presentations
Prater, T. (2025). “"The Art and Archive of Jean D'Costa"” Presented at the The Revolutionary Power of Storytelling: Children's Literature The University of Florida at Gainesville Prater, T. (2025). “"Digital Traces and Elegiac Practice: Victor L. Chang"” Presented at the OCAD Surfacing: Chinese Caribbean Intellectual Thought and Creative Practice Toronto, Canada Prater, T. (2025). “"From Wax to Stacks: Learning (in) the Digital Yard"” Presented at the WIACLALS (the West Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies West Indian Literatures Conference University of Miami Prater, T. (2025). “"Storytelling, History, and Diaspora"” Presented at the City of Boston Black Histories Across Borders City Hall Pavilion, Boston City Hall Prater, T. (2024). “Critical Digital Pedagogy” Presented at the Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective The Caribbean Digital Scholarship Summer Institute University of Miami Prater, T. (2023). “Digital Archives” Presented at the Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective The Caribbean Digital X Yale University Prater, T. (2023). “"Do you know me?: Caribbean Diasporic Femininity and Self Authorization"” Presented at the American Studies Association American Studies Association Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada Prater, T. T. (2023). “"Self-Display and Self-Authorization in Caribbean Women's Performance"” Presented at the West Indian Literatures Conference Kingston, Jamaica Prater, T. (2023). “"Afterlives of Chinese Indenture in Contemporary Caribbean Literature"” Presented at the Association of Asian American Studies Los Angeles, CA Prater, T. (2023). “"A View of the Future From 'Here'"” Prater, T. T. (2022). “"Ink-Stained Fingers: Afterlives of Chinese Indenture in the Fiction of Patrica Powell"” Presented at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Annual Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference Los Angeles, California Prater, T. T. (2022). “"'He could feel the texture of the ink but it gave no clue': Afterlives of Chinese Indenture in Hannah Lowe's Long Time No See"” Presented at the West Indian Literatures Conference Annual West Indian Literatures Conference Nassau, Bahamas Prater, T. (2022). “"Afterlives of Indenture in Contemporary Caribbean Fiction"” Presented at the OCAD University (Ontario College of Arts and Design), Concordia University, and York University Afterlives of Indenture: A Wasafiri Launch Toronto, Canada Prater, T. (2022). “"A Note on History: Afterlives in the Wreck"” Presented at the Ford Foundation Everything Slackens in a Wreck/A Pride Love Up New York Prater, T. T. (2021). “"Equity in Diversity and Inclusion"” Presented at the City University of New York Faculty Fellowship Publication Program New York Prater, T. T. (2021). “Transformative Learning: Black Love as Pedagogical Principle” Presented at the City University of New York Transformative Learning in the Humanities New York Prater, T. (2021). “"Professionalization in the Field"” Presented at the CUNY New York CUNY Faculty Fellowship Publication Program CUNY Graduate Center Prater, T. (2020). “"Keywords for Caribbean Studies"” Presented at the Barnard College and Columbia University The Caribbean Digital VIIPrater, T. (2020). “Meet Me in Cyberspace: Theorizing Production and Reception of Textual Forms in the Digital Age” Presented at the NMLA Northeast Modern Language Association Boston, MA Prater, T. (2019). “Decolonizing Race, Gender and Social Movements” Presented at the York University Decolonization, Performance and Social Movements in the Caribbean and Canada 1968-1988 Toronto, Canada Prater, T. (2019). “Nang by Nang (2018): A Conversation with Richard Fung” Presented at the Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Nang by Nang (2018): A Conversation with Richard Fung New Brunswick, New Jersey Prater, T. T. (2018). “"'Always Together': A Digital Diasporic Elegy"” Presented at the Barnard College, Columbia University, and the University of West Indies, St. Augustine The Caribbean Digital Trinidad and Tobago Prater, T. T. (2018). “"The Children of Dragons and Shopkeepers: National and Genealogical (Un)Certainty"” Presented at the University of Miami West Indian Literatures Conference Miami, Florida Prater, T. T. (2018). “"Grief and Mourning in the Poetry of Hannah Lowe, Ann-Margaret Lim, and Staceyann Chin"” Presented at the Association of Asian American Studies San Francisco, California Prater, T. T. (2017). “"We mek do, mek do: Race, Gender, Nation, and Digital Platform"” Presented at the University of Wellington Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Wellington, New Zealand Prater, T. T. (2017). “"Hostility and Love in the Poetic Topographies of Hannah Lowe and Ann-Margaret Lim"” Presented at the University of West Indies West Indian Literatures Conference St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Prater, T. T. (2016). “Multimedia Melting Pots” Presented at the Columbia University and Barnard College Caribbean Digital New York, New York Prater, T. T. (2016). “"Negotiating National Identity in a Digital Diaspora"” Presented at the University of West Indies - Mona West Indian Literatures Conference Montego Bay, Jamaica Prater, T. T. (2016). “"Chinese Jamaican Identity and Digital Diaspora: Negotiating YouTube and Nation"” Presented at the Association for Asian American Studies Association for Asian American Studies Conference Miami, Florida Prater, T. (2016). “"Get in Formation: Understanding The Politics of Beyoncé's Performance"” Prater, T. T. (2015). “"'Look Pon Likkle Chiney Gal':Tessanne Chin and Digital Caribbean Subjects"” Presented at the Northeast Modern Language Association Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Conference Toronto, Canada Prater, T. T. (2014). “"'Look Pon Likkle Chiney Gal': Tessanne Chin, The Voice, and Globalized Caribbean Identities"” Presented at the Columbia and Barnard Universities The Caribbean Digital New York Prater, T. T. (2014). “"The Voice, Globalized Caribbean Identities and Nationalisms"” Presented at the University of Shanghai Global Studies Conference Shanghai, China Prater, T. T. (2014). “"'Chinita Goodaz': Tessanne Chin, The Voice and the Popularization of Chinese Jamaican Identity"” Presented at the University of Hong Kong Fashion in Fiction Conference Hong Kong Prater, T. (2013). “"Mapping Jamaican Identity on YouTube: Digital Diaspora and the Case of 'Hakka Chinese Jamaican'"” Presented at the University of West Indies 32nd Annual West Indian Literatures Conference College of the Bahamas Aslinger, B. S., Prater, T. (2013). “"YouTube C'yan Done: Networked Jamaican Reggae, Performance, and Genre"” Presented at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music International Association for the Study of Popular Music biannual conference Gijon, Spain Aslinger, B. S., Prater, T. (2013). “"Networked Jamaican Reggae: Recording, Performance and Race in a Transnational Music Industry"” Presented at the International Communication Association International Communication Association London, UK Prater, T. T. (2013). “"Techno-Orientalism in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner"” Presented at the Inter-Disciplinary.net Global Monstrosities Conference Prague, Czech Republic Prater, T. T. (2013). “"'Uncle law was in force': Chinese Masculinity and Jamaican Nationalism in Kerry Young's Pao"” Presented at the Association of Asian American Studies Association of Asian American Studies Conference Seattle, WA Fung, C., Prater, T. (2013). “"The Techno-Asian Body in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Larissa Lai's Automaton Biographies"” Presented at the Northeast Modern Languages Association (NeMLA) Northeast Modern Languages Association (NeMLA) Annual Conference Boston, MA Prater, T. T. (2012). “"'We are Jamaicans. We are brothers": The Language of Brotherhood and Independence in Kerry Young's Pao"” Presented at the University of Miami 31st Annual West Indian Literature Conference Miami, FL Prater, T. T. (2012). “"Labrish and Mooncakes: The Meeting of Vernaculars in the work of Easton Lee"” Presented at the Association of Asian American Studies Conference Washington, D.C. Prater, T. T. (2012). “"Pidgin and Patois: the Meeting of Vernacular Traditions in the Work of Easton Lee"” Presented at the Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Eastern American Studies Association Conference New Brunswick, New Jersey Reviews
Prater, T. (2024). "Conversations between the closer kin.”. Duke University Press (Link)Prater, T. T. (2016). Things That Fly in the Night: Female Vampires of the Circum-Caribbean and African Diaspora. , (41) 2 2. Prater, T. (2012). Exceptional Violence: Embodied Citizenship in Transnational Jamaica. , (37) 4Prater, T. (2012). The Difficulties of Independence: Chinese Jamaican Identity in Kerry Young's Pao. , (9) Prater, T. (2010). 'Papa had to die to set us free' - Book Review The Fullness of Everything. , (2) (Link)Service
Service: Department
Facilitator and Interviewer for Creative Writers Forum 2021-09-01 - 2021-09-29Committee Chair for Search Committee - Critical Race and Ethnic Studies 2019-10-01 - 2020-05-31Committee Member for Evaluation Committee 2019-08-01 - PresentMentor (Faculty) for Val Wang 2019-01-01 - 2019-08-31Committee Chair for Search Committee Communications Hire 2017-10-01 - 2018-05-01Committee Member for Curriculum Committee 2016-09-01 - PresentCommittee Member for Research Committee 2016-09-01 - PresentCoordinator of the English Major for English and Media Studies Department 2016-04-12 - PresentCommittee Member for Search Committee for Digital Media Scholar 2013-10-01 - 2014-02-28Committee Member for EMS Subcommittee 2011-11-01 - PresentCommittee Member for Literature and Film Committee 2011-09-01 - PresentService: Professional
Committee Member for Chinese Caribbean Studies Network 2022-02-01 - PresentMember for Caribbean As Method 2020-03-01 - PresentCommittee Member for International Conference on Narrative 2014 2013-10-01 - 2014-03-29Service: University
Committee Member for Academic Leadership Committee 2023-09-01 - PresentCommittee Member for Student Experience Committee 2021-11-01 - PresentCommittee Member for Student Wellbeing Committee (subcommittee of Student Experience Committee) 2022-01-01 - 2022-03-31Committee Member for Bentley Research Council 2020-09-01 - 2023-09-30Committee Member for Diversity Designator Committee 2020-01-01 - 2022-01-31Special Institutional Assignment for Ad Hoc group to generate parameters for "Creative Capstones" for the Honors Program 2019-09-01 - 2020-05-31Committee Member for Ad Hoc committee to Commemorate the work of Toni Morrison 2019-09-01 - 2019-10-28Committee Member for Faculty and Staff of Color 2011-09-01 - PresentCommittee Member for LGBT Committee 2011-09-01 - Present
