Document Type
Podcast
Publication Date
3-17-2025
Abstract
Ruth Burke, an assistant professor of video in the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University, is an interdisciplinary artist who collaborates with animals in her creative practice. In this episode of Redbird Buzz, Burke discusses her project “Re-Integration of Mixed-Power Systems in Agroecological Intensification,” in which she is utilizing her team of oxen, Clark and Sparky, to establish two pollinator plots and two pollinator-friendly earthworks in McLean County. Burke’s project is funded by a nearly $50,000, two-year grant from North Central Region SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education). Burke is featured in the spring 2025 Redbird Scholar magazine.
Recommended Citation
Twork, John and Burke, Ruth, "Redbird Buzz Episode 55: Assistant Professor of Video Ruth Burke, March 17, 2025" (2025). Redbird Buzz. 77.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/redbirdbuzz/77
