Susan McHugh interviews UNE's Stephen Burt and British artist Steve Baker

Stephen Burt, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Creative and Fine Arts, was interviewed by Susan McHugh, Associate Professor of English and 2011-12 Ludcke Chair of Liberal Arts and Sciences, for Beyond Morphology, a special issue of Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture.  Titled “ ‘Fanciful and Very Much Alive’: A Conversation with Stephen Burt about Plants, Prints and Drawings,” the interview is available online:

McHugh also interviewed British artist and art historian Steve Baker for Art and Animality, a special issue of the journal Art & Research.  Titled “Stains, Drains, and Automobiles: A Conversation with Steve Baker about Norfolk Roadkill, Mainly,” this interview also is available online:

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