Jalda’S Interview With Professor Wendy Steiner

Interview: wendy steiner is the richard l. fisher professor of english emerita at the university of pennsylvania. professor steiner earned her b.a. from mcgill university in 1970 and both her m.phil. and ph.d. in english from yale university in 1972 and 1974 respectively. after teaching at yale (19741976) and the university of michigan (19761979), she joined the penn faculty in 1979. promoted to associate professor three years later, she was named full professor in 1985. at penn, she served as chair of the english department from 19951999, founding director of the penn humanities forum from 19982010, master of modern languages college house from 19851988, and director of the penn/king’s college program in london from 19891990. professor steiner’s fields are interartistic relations and literature in english of the 20th and 21st centuries. among her books on modern literature and visual art are the real real thing:  the model in the mirror of art (2010); venus in exile:  the rejection of beauty in twentiethcentury art (2001). professor steiner has received awards from the guggenheim, acls, and mellon foundations among others, and her cultural reviews have appeared widely in u.s. and british periodicals, including the new york times, london review of books, los angeles times, and the guardian. javad khorsandi, ph.d. student of english language and literature at shiraz university has arranged this interview with professor steiner.