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  • Peter Lucas

    Part-time Assistant Professor

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    lucasp@newschool.edu

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    Peter Lucas

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    Peter Lucas teaches in the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs at The New School. He received his Ph.D. from NYU in 1996. His teaching and scholarly writing focuses on human rights with an emphasis on participatory media, documentary practice, photography, the poetics of witnessing, human rights education, and youth media. He also directs the International Field Program for Brazil.

    His publications include Viva Favela: Photojournalism, Visual Inclusion, and Human Rights in Brazil and Action for Disarmament: Ten Things you Can Do on United Nations Publications. In 2012, Peter Lucas was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for his documentary film projects. 

    Future Courses

    Documentary Production W/Shop
    NFLM 3715, Spring 2025

    Past Courses

    Contemporary Documentary
    NMDS 5205, Spring 2024

    Independent Study
    NMDS 5920, Fall 2023

    The Poetics of Witnessing
    NINT 5334, Fall 2023

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