Peter is a Ph.D. Candidate in the department of English. He studies 18th and 19th century transatlantic literature on race, environment, theology, and speculation. His dissertation in progress, “Novel Spectres, Novel Selves: Speculative Fiction in the Nineteenth Century,” explores the influence of religion and racial politics in the development of science fiction as a literary genre. Talk to him about Frankenstein, ghosts, demons, automatons, and artificial intelligence. 

Peter is a fellow with The Center for Culture, Society, and Religion as well as a GradFUTURES University Administrative Fellow. There he works as a community-engaged scholar with a focus on public communication of academic ideas. As a Resident Graduate Student for Mathey College's Edwards Collective, Peter coordinates a group of approximately 35 students who have applied to live together in a residential community that celebrates the humanities and creative arts.