Doctor Debra Keenahan

Adjunct Fellow,
Dean's Unit, School of Humanities & Comm Arts

LECTURER,
Humanitarian and Development Studies (SSAP)

Biography
Contact
Publications
Projects
Supervision

Biography

Qualifications

PhD University of Wollongong
BA University of Wollongong

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Dean's Unit, School of Humanities & Comm Arts
Humanitarian and Development Studies (SSAP)

Contact

Email:	D.Keenahan@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone:	(02) 47360 045
Mobile:
Location:	P.G.46 Penrith (Kingswood)

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Publications

Books

Roffey, C., Darcy, M., Keenahan, D. and Varua, M. (2012), 'Developing a Common Language between Corporations and Small Community Organisations : A Resource Handbook', : University of Western Sydney 9781741082395.

Chapters in Books

Keenahan, D. and Leonard, R. (2004), 'Introduction', A Fair Go: Some Issues of Social Justice in Australia, Common Ground Publishing 1863355618.
Keenahan, D. (2004), 'Social Justice for the Disabled in Australia. The Timeless Request.', A Fair Go: Some Issues of Social Justice in Australia, Common Ground Publishing 1863355618.
Leonard, R. and Keenahan, D. (2004), 'Conclusion. Strategies for Addressing Injustice.', A Fair Go: Some Issues of Social Justice in Australia, Common Ground Publishing 1863355618.

Conference Papers

Keenahan, D. (2019), 'Disability aesthetics and empathy : a logical fit for a desirable outcome, but how to get there', International Conference on The Arts in Society, Lisbon, Portugal.
Keenahan, D. (2017), 'Little big woman : revealing the female dwarf figure through the lens of feminist disability aesthetics', DISART International Symposium, Grand Rapids, Mich..

Exhibitions

2019, 'Awkward Conversations'
2019, 'Debra Keenahan: The Empathy Clinic: Being Debra, #Belittled'
2017, 'Hanging on for Dear Life'
2017, 'Little Big Woman: Condescension'
2017, 'Awkward Conversations'
2016, 'Champions of Human Rights'
2015, 'Eleanor Roosevelt'
2015, 'Imagine all the people living life in peace (John Lennon)'
2015, 'Typical Day, Typical Place, A-Typical Woman'
2015, 'Muse-ing'
2015, 'My Art Teacher'
2014, '3 Portraits in Graphite (Freedom Art Prize for Human Rights)'
2014, 'Ang San Suu Kyi; Julia Gillard; Che Guavara (watercolour and graphite portraits)'
2014, 'Leader of a Democracy ; Speaker Author & Ex PM'
2014, 'Fun at 52 - Family Life ; My Child'
2014, 'With the Going Down of the Sun'
2014, 'Ann Frank; Mabo; Mallala'
2013, 'Many Women, Much Wisdom'
2013, 'Documenting Lives, Witnessing Rights'
2012, 'Vertical Canvas - Somewhere Over There'
2012, 'Hey Hey Mama Art Prize!'
2012, 'Art Exhibition by the Nepean Art Group'
2012, 'Freedom values : equity-social hetoric, misapplication ; Freedom I - a therapeutic experience ; Rlease'
2012, 'We're just good friends; Literally'

Previous Projects

Title:	Moral Politics: Metaphorical Worldviews of Conservatives and Progressives - An Australian Pilot Study
Funder:	University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers:	Debra Keenahan
Years:	2005-08-10 - 2006-10-15
ID:	P0014716
Title:	Finding a Common Language for the Corporate and Community Sectors
Funder:	Western Sydney Community Forum
Western Researchers:	Michael Darcy, Debra Keenahan and Maria Estela Varua
Years:	2008-07-01 - 2010-07-31
ID:	P00016261
Title:	Finding a Common Language for the Corporate and Community Sectors
Funder:	Westpac Foundation
Western Researchers:	Michael Darcy, Debra Keenahan and Maria Estela Varua
Years:	2007-02-01 - 2009-12-31
ID:	P0015499

Supervision

Doctor Keenahan is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Previous Supervision

Thesis Title:	Between "Philanthropy" and "Corporate Strategy": A Critical Analysis of Power, Resistance, Motivation and Process within Community-Corporate Engagement
Field of Research:	Human Welfare Studies And Services