faculty
Mwalim Peters
Associate Professor
English & Communication
Contact
508-999-8304
508-999-9235
mpeters@umassd.edu
Liberal Arts 320
Education
2006 | Goddard College | MFA |
1993 | Boston University | MS |
1991 | Boston University | BA |
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
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.
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 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.
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)
A Mixed Medicine Bag (short story)
Talking Drum Press
Among Brothers (Stage Play)
Featured on
External links
- Do You Mind(IfWeDanceWitYoDates)? [Music Video]
- A Mixed Interpretation on the Roots of the Blues
- For My NDN Relations by The GroovaLottos
- Ask Yo' Mama (The Album)
- The Funk and Jazz of Morgan James Peters