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Mwalim Peters

faculty

Mwalim Peters

Associate Professor

English & Communication

Contact

508-999-8304

508-999-9235

mpeters@umassd.edu

Liberal Arts 320

Education

2006Goddard CollegeMFA
1993Boston UniversityMS
1991Boston UniversityBA

Teaching

  • Oral Traditions & Spoken-word
  • Playwriting
  • Digital Media Production (Audio and Video)
  • Fiction Writing
  • Folklore of First Nations (Native American) and the African Diaspora

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Selected topics in Black Studies. May be repeated with change of content/topic.

Selected topics in Black Studies. May be repeated with change of content/topic.

Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline's course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.

The study of contemporary techniques in the writing of poetry. Manuscripts are read and discussed in class and during individual conferences. Workshop format.

A study of the fundamental principles of dramaturgy. Manuscripts are read and discussed in class and during individual conferences. Workshop format.

Exploration of the forms of fiction and how a writer's creative choices with regard to form determine characterization, dialogue, plot, and narration. Assignments will include writing various creative pieces. Forms include, but are not limited to, the paragraph, the short story, the novella, and the novel.

Introduces aspiring filmmakers to the basic process and techniques of filmmaking with digital video cameras, including filming, writing, directing, editing, and production managing film production projects. Students work towards producing digital video content and a production book documenting their efforts in the planning and implementation of their project.

An introduction to the principles of dramatic film writing, with emphasis on structure and form from treatment to finished script.

A comprehensive experience in the art and craft of dramatic writing. Students will engage in creating and developing an original one-act play, with an emphasis on scene and character development. Students will work toward preparing a public reading of the play.

Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline's course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.

Research

Research activities

  • Songwriting and Performance
  • Sound Recording Production
  • Playwriting & Theater Production
  • Grant Writing
  • Arts & Civic Engagement

Research

Research interests

  • Songwriting traditions of storytellers
  • Spoken-word Performance (storytelling, poetry, oral history)
  • Film/ Video Production
  • Sound Design and Audio Production
  • Theater Arts Production (Playwriting, Directing, Acting, Stage Craft, Dramaturgy)
  • Morgan James Peters (2007).
    A Mixed Medicine Bag (short story)
    Talking Drum Press
  • Morgan James Peters (2016).
    Among Brothers (Stage Play)
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