Elizabeth Freeman | |
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| Born | December 31, 1966 |
| Died | June 2, 2024 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (MA, PhD), Oberlin College (BA) |
| Known for | Beside You in Time (2019); Time Binds (2010); The Wedding Complex (2002); Queer Kinship (2022). |
| Partner | Candace Moore |
| Awards | Norman Foerster Prize for the best essay published in American Literature (2014). |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Queer Studies, American Literature |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis, Sarah Lawrence College |
| Thesis | The wedding complex: Sex norms and fantasy forms in modern American culture |
| Doctoral advisor | Lauren Berlant, Bill Brown |
Elizabeth Freeman (1966 – 2024) was an English professor at the University of California, Davis, and before that Sarah Lawrence College. Freeman specialized in American literature and gender/sexuality/queer studies.[1] She served as Associate Dean of the Faculty for Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Davis.[2]