Keenan Burton, PhD

he/him/his, Laurel Nesholm Endowed Assistant Professor of French

About

Professor Burton’s research focuses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French literature, culture, and performance. His interests include queer and trans studies, literature and music, opera studies, gender and sexuality studies, theories of sound and the voice, and performance studies. His current project, Queer Voices: Opera, Literature, and the Performing Body, examines various forms of gendered performance as conduits for the realization or exploration of subversive, queer gender expressions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century France. 

Current Courses

AY 2024-2025

Fall: FREN 201, Intermediate French

Winter: FREN 202, Intermediate French; FREN 341, Littérature française II 

Spring: FREN 203, Intermediate French; FREN 385, Culture and Conversation