James Perla

James Perla is a PhD student in the department of English at the University of Maryland, whose research focuses on sonic rhetoric in contemporary literature. Perla’s prospective work investigates the literary traces and material manifestations of feedback, noise, and ambience on the politics of authorship, identity, and technological mediation. His interests are informed by and draw upon cultural studies, digital studies, Black Studies, and ethnomusicology. In addition to his academic pursuits, Perla is audio documentarian, a musician, and an avid soccer fan. Perla holds a BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Virginia.