Peter Sebastian Chesney

Location

where I live
National Blvd and Robertson
Los Angeles, CA
90034
United States

Position

PhD Candidate

Biography

Peter grew up in L.A.'s northern suburbs, attended liberal arts college in New York State (Vassar), and returned to L.A. to teach middle school and high school. He began his doctorate in history at UCLA in 2013 where his committee chair is Dr. Eric Avila. Dissertation: To Live and Drive in L.A.: Race and Sensations of a Postwar Western Metropolis