Mwalim Peters

faculty

Mwalim Peters

Associate Professor

English & Communication

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

A critical analysis of selected topics in art history which are not otherwise offered in catalogue listings. May be repeated with change of content.

A study of selected readings dealing with a special topic chosen by the instructor. Recent special topics include New England Literature, Children's Literature, the Artist in Literature, Black Music, and Black Literature. May be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed as BLS 200; LST 200.

A study of selected readings dealing with a special topic chosen by the instructor. Recent special topics include New England Literature, Children's Literature, the Artist in Literature, Black Music, and Black Literature. May be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed as BLS 200; LST 200.

Advanced and specialized studies in film (e.g., Shakespeare on Film) or in video production; topic selected by the instructor. May be repeated with change of topic.

A study of selected readings dealing with a special topic chosen by the instructor. Recent special topics include New England Literature, Children's Literature, the Artist in Literature, Black Music, and Black Literature. May be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed as BLS 200; LST 200.

A study of selected readings dealing with a special topic chosen by the instructor. Recent special topics include New England Literature, Children's Literature, the Artist in Literature, Black Music, and Black Literature. May be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed as BLS 200; LST 200.

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

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.

Advanced and specialized studies in film (e.g., Shakespeare on Film) or in video production; topic selected by the instructor. May be repeated with change of topic.

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

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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