School of Arts & Sciences

Peter Amies

Peter Amies

English and Liberal Studies Courses

Peter has a background in English literature, which he studied as an undergraduate in Saskatchewan and as a graduate student at the University of Toronto, where he specialized in the poet and painter William Blake. At Seneca, he currently teaches children's literature and business writing courses, as well as a cultural studies course on the 1960s. He also previously taught a course on fantasy literature. Before joining the faculty at Seneca, Peter taught a variety of academic and business writing courses and literature electives at other colleges, evaluated manuscripts for a literary agency, and spent several years involved in a legal writing program.