Victor Peterson II

Victor Peterson II earned his Ph.D. at King's College London. His research centers on Articulation theory--how relations of subordination and dominance emerge--as well as global conceptions of blackness and the sound of social movements. His monograph, Black Thought: a Theory of Articulation, is currently under contract with Routledge's African and African Diaspora Series.

Publications:

• Forthcoming. R|D: Articulation and Representational Divergence, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (University of Edinburgh).
• Black Thought: a theory of Articulation, Routledge Africa and African Diaspora series.
• Forthcoming. “Future Perfect: Imagination and Ideology,” Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge 39.

Media Appearances/Speaking Engagements:

• “Archiving Mood: Black Sound and Social Movements.”RACE.ED, Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities.
• “Poetic Computation: Improvisation and Social Praxis.” Digital Humanities at The Centre for Data, Culture and Society, University of Edinburgh.
• “Archiving Mood: Sonic Models of Social Movements.” Amsterdam Centre for Urban History, University of Amsterdam.

Previous Organizations: 

• New York University
• The New School, Eugene Lang College
• Drexel University

Accomplishments:

• RACE.ED Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh.
• Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Amsterdam.
• Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg.
• New York University, Departmental Scholarship