Peter teaches Writing 2 and 105WE: Writing and Ethics. His teaching and research explores the politics of inequality and modern/postmodern literature. He is interested in the ways that political ideologies, cultural or institutional practices, and public policies underwrite or alleviate social and economic inequalities. In particular, he is interested in democratic theories and neoliberal forms of governance and subjectivity, as well as how they are represented in late 20th and 21st century film, literature, and journalism.