Kelly A Burns
Biographic Data
| ID | 1253797 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelly A Burns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelly A |
| FAMILY NAME | Burns |
| SIGNATURE | BURNS K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dominican University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A queer analysis of HBO'sFlight of the Conchords
The purpose of this paper was to engage in a queer theoretical reading of the HBO original comedy series Flight of the Conchords. We examine the ways that assumptions of heterosexuality and traditional gender roles are challenged, and show how alternative ways of performing gender and straightness are presented through the analysis of episodes and songs from the show. Both male and female characters serve as examples of the queering of establishe…
Warren's Ecofeminist Ethics and Merleau-Ponty's Body-Subject
While Karen Warren offers an ecofeminist ethic that is pluralistic, contextualist, and challenges Cartesian dualism, one area that remains underdeveloped in her theory is embodiment. I will examine Merleau-Ponty’s notion of embodied subjectivity and show that it would fit consistently with her theory. I will also explore some other areas in which the two theories supplement each other
A queer analysis of HBO'sFlight of the Conchords
The purpose of this paper was to engage in a queer theoretical reading of the HBO original comedy series Flight of the Conchords. We examine the ways that assumptions of heterosexuality and traditional gender roles are challenged, and show how alternative ways of performing gender and straightness are presented through the analysis of episodes and songs from the show. Both male and female characters serve as examples of the queering of establishe…
Warren's Ecofeminist Ethics and Merleau-Ponty's Body-Subject
While Karen Warren offers an ecofeminist ethic that is pluralistic, contextualist, and challenges Cartesian dualism, one area that remains underdeveloped in her theory is embodiment. I will examine Merleau-Ponty’s notion of embodied subjectivity and show that it would fit consistently with her theory. I will also explore some other areas in which the two theories supplement each other
A queer analysis of HBO'sFlight of the Conchords
The purpose of this paper was to engage in a queer theoretical reading of the HBO original comedy series Flight of the Conchords. We examine the ways that assumptions of heterosexuality and traditional gender roles are challenged, and show how alternative ways of performing gender and straightness are presented through the analysis of episodes and songs from the show. Both male and female characters serve as examples of the queering of establishe…
Art (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · American and British Literature Analysis (1 work) · American Literature and Culture (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Comedy (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Depiction (1 work)