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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
Courses
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.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
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)
A Mixed Medicine Bag (short story)
Talking Drum Press
Among Brothers (Stage Play)
Additional 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