Peter Marra (fb4664)

University information

Title: Assistant Professor - Teaching

Unit: English

Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science

Contact information

718-288-5128

thepetermarra@wayne.edu

The Department of English

5057 Woodward 9th floor Room 9408

The Maccabees Building

Detroit, 48202

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department:

English

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

Title: Assistant Professor of Teaching

Email: thepetermarra@wayne.edu

Office:

5057 Woodward, room 9402.2

Biography:

Peter Marra is the author of the forthcoming book Queer Slashers, which argues the queer lineage and function of the slasher film and explores variations on the subgenre by queer filmmakers. Additional work appears in Film Criticism, Bright Lights Film Journal, and the edited collections Recovering 1940s Horror Cinema (Lexington Books, 2015), ReFocus: The Films of William Castle (Edinburgh UP, 2018), and Final Girls, Feminism, and Popular Culture (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2020).

Research interest(s)/area of expertise:

Queer Studies, Horror, Film & Media Studies

Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications: PhD, Wayne State University, 2018 MA, New York University, 2012 BA, Fordham University, 2009