Professional Memberships
Association for Asian American Studies PresentModern Language Association PresentAwards and Honors
, 2013 Falcon Awards, Bentley University2023, Adamian Award for Excellence in Teaching, Bentley UniversityPublications
Journal Articles
Prater, T. T. (2022). "From the Edges: Afterlives of Chinese Indenture in Patricia Powell's The Pagoda". Wasafiri Journal of International Contemporary Writing, (Vol. 37, No. 2) Issue 110 22-34. (Link)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. T. (2022). "The treachery of images, the violence of narrative". Duke University Press, (Vols. 38 and 39) (Link)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, (18:1) 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)
Book Chapters
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." In David Roh, Betsy Huang, Greta Niu, (Eds.) Techno-Orientalism: Imagining Asia in Speculative Fiction , History, and Media. Rutgers University Press (Link) Forthcoming.Prater, T. (2012). "'Him favor mad. Him favor prophet': Reimagining the Sacred in Michelle Cliff's No Telephone to Heaven" In , (Eds.) Let Spirit Speak! Cultural Journeys Through the African Diaspora. Albany: State University of New York
Book Reviews
Prater, T. (2023). [Review of the book "Conversations between the closer kin.” ]. sx salon. (Link) Forthcoming.Prater, T. T. (2016). [Review of the book Things That Fly in the Night: Female Vampires of the Circum-Caribbean and African Diaspora ]. MELUS Multi Ethnic Literature of the United States, (41) 2Prater, T. (2012). [Review of the book Exceptional Violence: Embodied Citizenship in Transnational Jamaica ]. Melus, (37) 4Prater, T. (2012). [Review of the book The Difficulties of Independence: Chinese Jamaican Identity in Kerry Young's Pao ]. Small Axe: A Caribbean Platform for Criticism, (9) Durham, North Carolina: Prater, T. (2010). [Review of the book 'Papa had to die to set us free' - Book Review The Fullness of Everything ]. SX Salon: A Small Axe Literary Platform, (2) New York: (Link)
Presentations
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 theWest Indian Literatures Conference Kingston, Jamaica Prater, T. (2023). “Afterlives of Chinese Indenture in Contemporary Caribbean Literature” Presented at theAssociation of Asian American Studies Los Angeles, CA 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 Pride Love Up” Presented at the Ford Foundation Everything Slackens in a Wreck 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. (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 theAssociation 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). Presented at the Lick-Wilmerding High School "Get in Formation: Understanding The Politics of Beyoncé's Performance" San Francisco, CA 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 theAssociation 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 Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits
R4G: Retire that Bladerunner, A New Lesbian Life Awaits You, (2016).Service
Department Service
Committee Member for Evaluation Committee 2019 - PresentCommittee Member for Curriculum Committee 2016 - PresentCommittee Member for Research Committee 2016 - PresentCoordinator of the English Major for English and Media Studies Department 2016 - PresentCommittee Member for EMS Subcommittee 2011 - PresentCommittee Member for Literature and Film Committee 2011 - PresentFacilitator and Interviewer for Creative Writers Forum 2021 - 2021Committee Chair for Search Committee - Critical Race and Ethnic Studies 2019 - 2020Mentor (Faculty) for Val Wang 2019 - 2019Committee Chair for Search Committee Communications Hire 2017 - 2018Committee Member for Search Committee for Digital Media Scholar 2013 - 2014University Service
Committee Member for Academic Leadership Committee 2023 - PresentCommittee Member for Student Experience Committee 2021 - PresentCommittee Member for Faculty and Staff of Color 2011 - PresentCommittee Member for LGBT Committee 2011 - PresentCommittee Member for Bentley Research Council 2020 - 2023Committee Member for Student Wellbeing Committee (subcommittee of Student Experience Committee) 2022 - 2022Committee Member for Diversity Designator Committee 2020 - 2022Special Institutional Assignment for Ad Hoc group to generate parameters for "Creative Capstones" for the Honors Program 2019 - 2020Committee Member for Ad Hoc committee to Commemorate the work of Toni Morrison 2019 - 2019Guest Speaker for Faculty and Staff of Color - 2012Guest Speaker for LGBT Committee Faculty Lecture Series - 2012Guest Speaker for Faculty and Staff of Color - 2012Professional Service
Reviewer, Journal Article for Verge: Studies in Global Asias 2022 - PresentCommittee Member for Chinese Caribbean Studies Network 2022 - PresentReviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer for Government of Canada/Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 2021 - PresentMember for Caribbean As Method 2020 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Journal of West Indian Literatures 2017 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Atlantic Studies 2016 - PresentCommittee Member for McMaster University - 2023Committee Member for International Conference on Narrative 2014 2013 - 2014
