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Peter Reed is a Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the Department of English within the College of Liberal Arts. He specializes in pre-1900 American literature and culture, with a focus on 18th and 19th-century American popular culture and environmental studies. His research explores the intersections of performance, race, and transatlantic history, particularly the impact of the Haitian Revolution on American performance culture.
Education: B.A. English (Harding University, 1998); M.A. Humanities (Florida State University, 2000); Ph.D. English (Florida State University, 2005).
Research Interests: Eighteenth and nineteenth-century American popular culture; historical performance studies; Atlantic Studies; the cultural legacies of the Haitian Revolution; class dynamics in early American theatre. His work analyzes how marginalized groups, such as underclasses and diasporic communities, were represented in theatrical performances.
Key Publications: Rogue Performances: Staging the Underclasses in Early American Theatre Culture (2009); Staging Haiti in Nineteenth-Century America (2022). He has contributed essays to volumes like the Oxford Handbook of Georgian Theatre and Haiti and the Early U.S..
Awards and Fellowships: NEH Research Fellowship, American Antiquarian Society Fellowship, Library of Congress Fellowship, among others. He has held editorial roles at Theatre Annual and served on committees for organizations like the American Theatre and Drama Society.
Teaching: Courses include ENG 223, ENG 334, ENG 434, and ENG 762, covering topics from early American literature to advanced studies in theatre history.
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