Timothy Peters

Associate Professor Timothy Peters is an Associate Professor in Law and Associate Dean, Research at the University of the Sunshine Coast's School of Law and Society. He holds a PhD, LLB (Hon I), and BComm from Griffith University. His research focuses on cultural legal studies, examining intersections between legal theory, theology, and popular culture, particularly in film, comics, and speculative fiction. He co-edited Envisioning Legality and the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Legal Studies, and authored A Theological Jurisprudence of Popular Cinema.

Peters' work critiques corporate personhood and sovereignty through political theology, supported by a 2020 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. He teaches corporate law, securities regulation, and cultural legal studies. Professional roles include presidency of the Law, Literature and the Humanities Association of Australia and editorial board memberships in critical legal journals.

His research spans corporate technology (AI, DAOs), legal iconography in media, and biopolitical environmental ethics. Peters advises students in corporate law, banking, and cultural legal studies, with publications analyzing law in Star Wars, Avatar, and Dark Knight films. His interdisciplinary approach integrates theology, cinema, and legal theory to reimagine corporate legality beyond neoliberal frameworks.