Keenan Burton-Rhoda, PhD
he/him/his, Laurel Nesholm Endowed Assistant Professor of French
Office
Location
Miller Hall 218C
Hours
Monday - 3:00 - 4:30 PM (MH 218C)
Thursday - 2:00 - 3:30 PM (MH 218C)
About
Professor Burton-Rhoda’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 2026-27
Fall: FREN 101, Elementary French; FREN 401 Advanced Composition
Winter: FREN 341, Introduction à la littérature française II ; FREN 497C, La Littérature et culture transgenres de France
Spring: FREN 331, Cultures et sociétés de France ; HNRS 350, Before Queerness