Doctor Debra Keenahan
Adjunct Fellow,
Dean's Unit, School of Humanities & Comm Arts
LECTURER,
Humanitarian and Development Studies (SSAP)
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 |
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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 |
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Western Researchers: | Debra Keenahan |
Years: | 2005-08-10 - 2006-10-15 |
ID: | P0014716 |
Title: | Finding a Common Language for the Corporate and Community Sectors |
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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 |
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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 |
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Field of Research: | Human Welfare Studies And Services |