Contributors

C O N T R IB U T O R S ESSA Y I ST S D avid Bran de t each es con tem p orary A m e r ican literatu re an d h u m an it ies at Illin ois Tech ; h is T ech n ologies o f P o st m o d e m it y : Id e o b gy an d D e sire in C o n t e m p o r ar y L it e rat u re an d S c ie n c e is forth com in g, an d h is essay in th is issue is p art o f a p ro ­ je ct e d b oo k o n en viro n m en tal an d N at iv e A m e r ican literatu re. Ru ssell Bu rrow s o f W eber St at e U n iv er sit y h as ad d ed Bern ard D eV oto t o th e W estern W riters Se ries an d w ill so on con tr ib u t e t o th e series a d iscu ssion o f W allace St e gn e r ’s A n g le o f R e p o se . H e h as also w ritten n u m erou s ot h er essays an d b oo k review s. A part-tim e em ployee o f t h e Forest Se rv ice , h e h as b een sp e n d in g h is su m m ers w orkin g o n t h e Bo n n ev ille Sh o r e -Lin e Trail, w h ich w ill som e day ru n t h e len gth o f U t a h ’s W asat ch R an ge. Scott M acD on ald is t h e au t h or o f A C rit ic al C in e m a 3 : In t e rv ie w s w ith In d ep en d en t Film m ak e rs (1 9 9 8 ), A v an t - G ar d e Film /M o t io n S t u d ie s (1 9 9 3 ), an d th e fo rth co m in g T h e G ar d e n in th e M ac h in e , a field gu id e t o in d ep e n d e n t film s an d videos ab ou t th e A m e r ican p lace. M acD o n ald t each es at Bard C olle ge in th e H u d son Valley o f N ew York St at e . Scott Slovic is A ssociate Professor o f Literature an d th e En viron m en t an d D irector o f th e C en t er for En viron m en tal A rts an d H u m an ities at th e U n iver sity o f N e v ad a, R e n o . H e is th e ed itor o f I S L E : In t e rd iscip lin ary S t u d ie s in L it e rat u re an d E n v iro n m e n t . H is recen t, coed it ed b ook s in clu d e L it e rat u re an d th e E n v iro n m e n t : A R e ad e r o n N at u r e an d C u lt u re an d R e ad in g th e E art h : N e w D ire c t io n s in th e S t u d y o f L it e rat u re an d th e E...