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Kevin Bourque

Associate Professor of English

Department: English

Office and address: Alamance Building, office 305B 2338 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5756

Professional Expertise

LGBTQ studies, the 18th century, food studies, popular and material culture, book history, celebrity culture, the novel

    Education

    PhD, English, The University of Texas, Austin
    MA, English, San Francisco State University
    BA, Humanities and Social Thought, Louisiana Scholars' College

    Courses Taught

    The Rise of the Novel
    Enlightenment Appetites
    Lesbian and Gay Literature and Culture
    Vidal, Williams, Capote
    British Literature I
    The Queer Eighteenth Century
    Writing: Argument and Inquiry
    High Lonesome Sounds: The Cultures of Country Music

    Research

    Eighteenth-century British literature
    Queer theory, LGBT studies, the history of sexuality
    Food studies
    Popular and material culture
    Narrative theory
    The history of the book
    Editorial practice and theory
    Enlightenment philosophy
    Celebrity culture and cults of personality