Peter Marra
Assistant Professor of Teaching
5057 Woodward, room 9402.2
Department
English
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Peter Marra
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
- PhD, Wayne State University, 2018
- MA, New York University, 2012
- BA, Fordham University, 2009
Courses taught by Peter Marra
Winter Term 2024 (future)
- GSW2100 - Introduction to Queer Studies
- GSW5030 - Topics in Women's Studies
- ENG2450 - Introduction to Film
- COM2010 - Introduction to Film
- ENG5030 - Topics in Women's Studies
Fall Term 2023 (current)
- GSW2100 - Introduction to Queer Studies
- GSW3240 - Queer Film and Media
- COM3240 - Queer Film and Media
Spring-Summer Term 2023
Winter Term 2023
Fall Term 2022
- GSW3240 - Queer Film and Media
- COM3240 - Queer Film and Media
- GSW2100 - Introduction to Queer Studies