Abigail Letak
Position title: Writing Center Teaching Faculty and Associate Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Email: letak@wisc.edu
Address:
Helen C. White Hall, Rm. 6165
Research Interests
Mental health and wellbeing; cultural sociology and sociology of culture; writing and wellness; disability
Degrees and Institutions
- Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.S., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.A., Sociology, Boston College
Recent Publications
Letak, Abigail M. 2024. “From self-care to social-self care: toward a sociology of wellbeing.” Sociological Spectrum, 45(1): 53–71. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.2024.2429499
Letak, Abigail M. 2022. “The Promise of Sociology of Television: Investigating Phenomenological Approaches.” Sociological Forum 37(2): 581-602. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/socf.12808.
Courses Taught
ENGL505: Rhetoric of Wellness & Self-Care
Interegr 601: Using Writing to Teach in Any Discipline