Keenan Burton, PhD
he/him/his, Laurel Nesholm Endowed Assistant Professor of French
Office
Location
Miller Hall 218C
Hours
Monday - 10:00 - 11:00 AM (MH 218C)
Thursday - 2:00 - 3:00 PM (MH 218C)
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, tentatively titled Queer Voices: Opera, Literature, and the Performing Body, examines various forms of theatrical and operatic performance as conduits for the realization or exploration of subversive, queer gender expressions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century France.
Current Courses
AY 2025-2026
Fall: FREN 101, Elementary French; FREN 201, Intermediate French
Winter: FREN 202, Intermediate French; FREN 341, Littérature française II
Spring: FREN 104, Review of Elementary French; FREN 385, Culture and Conversation