Bragging Rights:
Burt is the author of over forty articles and book chapters on topics including Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, literary theory, film adaptation, the Middle Ages in film and media, the erotics of pedagogy, telepolitics, cinematic paratexts, and censorship. He is the author of three books: Medieval and Early Modern Film and Media (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008; rev. paperback 2010); Unspeakable ShaXXXspeares: Queer Theory and American Kiddie Culture (St. Martin’s, 1998; rev. paperback, 1999); and Licensed by Authority: Ben Jonson and the Discourses of Censorship (Cornell UP 1993). He is also the editor of Shakespeares After Shakespeare: An Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture (Greenwood Press, 2006); Shakespeare After Mass Media (Palgrave, 2002); and The Administration of Aesthetics: Censorship, Political Criticism, and the Public Sphere (UMinn, 1994). Burt is the co-editor of Enclosure Acts: Sexuality, Property, and Culture in Early Modern England (Cornell UP, 1994), Shakespeare the Movie: Popularizing the Plays on Film, TV, and Video (Routledge, 1997) and Shakespeare the Movie, II: Popularizing the Plays on Film, TV, Video, and DVD (Routledge, 2003). Burt held a Fulbright scholarship in Berlin, Germany from 1995–96, and taught there at the Free University and the Humboldt University. He is currently writing a book entitled Life Supports: The Archive, Media, and the Boundaries of Publication and co-writing with Julian Yates a book entitled What’s the Worst Thing You Can Do to Shakespeare?