This is an author interview by Keith McDonald and Wayne Johnson, authors of The Spectral West: Super-Nature and the Gothic and the Western Film Q1. What was the importance of writing this book now? The Western has always been cyclical…
Category: Author Interviews
Engaging the Citizenry
This is an interview with Sarah Murray and Lachlan Umbers, editors of Civic Engagement in Australian Democracy What inspired this edited collection on Civic Engagement in Australian Democracy? Australian democracy depends fundamentally upon an active, engaged citizenry. In this respect,…
The Silent Scene of Reading: Four Moments of Aesthetic Experience
Nathan Wainstein interviews Bryan Counter, author of Four Moments of Aesthetic Experience Nathan Wainstein: At the outset of the book, you say that it ‘will approach aesthetic experience with a focus on life’. I find this interest in immediate or…
About The (Latin) American Scene, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect: Five Critical Conversations
This is an author interview by Fernando G Herrero, author of The (Latin) American Scene, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect. What was the assembling idea behind this work? I was in the middle of the PhD at Duke University in the…
Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia: A Historical Perspective
This is an interview by Galina M. Yemelianova, author of Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia Q1: Why did you write this book now? Answer: Since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, Islam and Islamism…
Setting the Record Straight
Dubai-based Art Historian Maie El-Hage speaks to Sophie Kazan Makhlouf about her forthcoming book, The Development of An Art History in the UAE: An Art Not Made To Be Understood. ME-H: Though I know you have been writing articles and…
The Urge to Illustrate Shakespeare
This is an interview by Jean-Louis CLARET, author of Picturing Shakespeare Q1. What urges you to illustrate Shakespeare? It is difficult to determine this precisely, but I feel that I need to show, with shapes and colours, parts of my…
On Robinson Jeffers: The Poetry and Philosophy of Inhumanism
This is an interview by Matthew Calarco, author of How Not to Be Human: The Inhumanist Philosophy of Robinson Jeffers 1.Who is Robinson Jeffers, and how did you first become interested in his poetry? Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962) is a poet…
Key issues in translation theory for practicing translators
This is an interview by B.J. Woodstein, author of Translation Theory for Literary Translators Q: B.J., why did you choose to write this book? A: As a teacher, I found that my students were scared of theory or thought it…
The U.S. Military in Discourse: Media and Messaging in the American Empire
This is an interview by Dr. Luke Peterson, author of The U.S. Military in the Print News Media: Service and Sacrifice in Contemporary Discourse Q1. Describe the scope and content of The U.S. Military in the Print News Media: Service…