Duchastel de Montrouge, Catherine

Projects: Investigating Computer-Mediated Discourse about Disability

Graduate Student, Doctoral Level, Science & Technology Studies

Cath Duchastel de Montrouge is a disabled disability and Internet researcher. She is a PhD student in Science and Technology Studies at York University, with an M.A. in Critical Disability Studies. Her research interests are in the interactions and contributions of disabled fans in online fanfiction communities and spaces. She is particularly interested in how technological and social infrastructures of online environments shape discourses about disability, the techno-cultural practices of communities, and the embodied identities of participants.

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