Peter Marra (fb4664)
University information
Title: Assistant Professor - Teaching
Unit: English
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science
Contact information
718-288-5128
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
Courses taught by Peter Marra
Fall Term 2024 (future)
- COM3240 - Queer Film and Media
- ENG5030 - Topics in Women's Studies
- GSW2100 - Introduction to Queer Studies
- GSW3240 - Queer Film and Media
- GSW5030 - Topics in Women's Studies
Winter Term 2024
- COM2010 - Introduction to Film
- ENG2450 - Introduction to Film
- ENG5030 - Topics in Women's Studies
- GSW2100 - Introduction to Queer Studies
- GSW5030 - Topics in Women's Studies
Fall Term 2023
- COM3240 - Queer Film and Media
- GSW2100 - Introduction to Queer Studies
- GSW3240 - Queer Film and Media
Spring-Summer Term 2023
Winter Term 2023
Fall Term 2022
- COM3240 - Queer Film and Media
- GSW2100 - Introduction to Queer Studies
- GSW3240 - Queer Film and Media