. ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁American ist ▁Series ▁at ▁Duke ▁University ▁Press ▁ ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Re - Enc ounter ing ▁Col onial ism ▁Series ▁and ▁Re - Mapping ▁the ▁Trans n ational ▁Turn : ▁A ▁D art mouth ▁Series ▁in ▁American ▁Studies ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁Press ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁( UP NE ). ▁Pe ase ▁direct s ▁the ▁annual ▁Fut ures ▁of ▁American ▁Studies ▁Institute ▁at ▁D art mouth . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁academic ▁career ▁Pe ase ▁earned ▁a ▁B . A . ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁M . A . ▁( 1 9 6 9 ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁and ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁English ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁or ▁scholar ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University , ▁Wes ley an ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁Fre ie ▁Univers ita et , ▁University ▁at ▁Buff alo , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rome ▁Tor ▁Veg ata . ▁ ▁New ▁American ists ▁Pe ase ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁sch ol ars ▁identified ▁by ▁Frederick ▁C . ▁C rew s ▁as ▁" The ▁New ▁American ists " ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁critique ▁of ▁" the ▁now ▁dominant ▁fa ction " ▁in ▁American ▁Studies ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁under ▁the ▁title