Academics
Meet the Faculty
John Peterson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature and Composition
Division: Humanities/Teacher Education Division
Office: Cultural Arts Center (CAC) 103c
Phone: (310) 506-7936
Fax: (310) 506-7307
E-mail: john.peterson@pepperdine.edu
- Ph.D. English, Claremont Graduate University
- M.A. Literature and Creative Writing, Claremont Graduate University
- B.A. English, The University of Arizona
Courses:
- English Composition
- English Studies
- American Literature
- Environmental Literature
- Native American Literature
Key Awards/Affiliations:
- Brett J. Love Award for Teaching Excellence, Pepperdine University, 2009
- Claremont University Fellowship, 2001-2002
- Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment
- Modern Language Association
Academic Interests:
- Creative Writing, Poetry
- Environmental Literature
- Native American Literature
- Twentieth-century American Poetry
Selected Works:
- "Re-imagining the Los Angeles River." The Brock Review. 11.2 (2011): 111-120.
- Re-envisioning the City: A Narrative Analysis of Urban Nature Writing and the Los Angeles River. (dissertation) 2009
- "Vincent's Worker." (poem) The Griffen. (Fall 2009)
- "Freedom Song." (poem) River Oak Review. 2 (2009): 38.
- "Memories of the War." (poem) The Louisville Review. 64 (2008): 42.
