Faculty

Peter Lucas

Part-time Assistant Professor

Email
lucasp@newschool.edu

Office Location
A - 66 West 12th Street

Profile

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

Political Film and Media
NFLM 3343 - Spring 2027
Contemporary Documentary
NMDS 5205 - Summer 2027

Past Courses

Contemporary Documentary
NMDS 5205 - Summer 2026

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