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Dan Burns is an Assistant Professor of English at Elon University, specializing in film & media studies, adaptation theory, and 20th/21st-century U.S. literature. He co-coordinates the Global Film & Cultures Minor and advises the Elon College Fellows Living Learning Community. His research explores intersections between literature and visual media, particularly focusing on adaptation practices, maximalist novels, and queer kinship narratives.
Education: PhD in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; MA and BA in English and Psychology from Clemson University.
Research interests include the theoretical frameworks of literary adaptation, the evolution of the novel genre, and the cultural impact of maximalist narratives. Burns has presented at major conferences like the American Comparative Literature Association and Literature/Film Association, discussing topics such as seriality in streaming media and cinematic representations of empathy in civil rights biopics.
Recent grants include support for cross-disciplinary film pedagogy (CATL, 2022) and a Winter Term Enhancement Grant (2025). His peer-reviewed work appears in venues like American Book Review and an upcoming chapter in The Routledge Companion to James Baldwin.
Beyond academia, Burns co-leads the Global Neighborhood Film Series and serves on Elon’s Library Committee and German Studies Advisory Board. He teaches courses ranging from Jewish American Literature to videographic essay composition.
