Student profiles
Darryl Peers
Twitter: @darrylpeers
Email: darryl.peers@stu.mmu.ac.uk
Website: https://www.darrylpeers.com
Thesis Title
Institution
Supervisors
Professor Andrew McMillan
Dr H. Gareth Gavin
Dr Senthorun Raj
Research Summary
I ask what it means to write queerly. I consider the act of writing to be a way of being, expressive of the implicit methodology with which one approaches both their everyday lives and their professional practice. I am writing a novel which examines this question using practice-based methods. I am also writing a critical memoir which blends textual analysis with theory and anecdote to interrogate how my body functions as the methodology with which I approach my work.
Research Interests
Contemporary British & American literature,
Scottish literature of all periods,
queer and trans studies,
critical race studies,
creative-critical writing,
autofiction,
the short story
and memoir.
Publications
‘Afraid of My Ass’, NWCDTP Conference, Lancaster, 6th June 2023
‘Coming From A Shithole’, MMU PAHC Symposium, Manchester, 18th May 2023
‘Desperate for a Dick, Ali Smith Symposium, Cambridge, 26th April 2023