About

Christopher Edward Freeman
Lecturer

Contact Information
Office: THH 404G
Phone: (213) 740-3745
E-mail: cefreema@usc.edu

LINKS
Curriculum Vitae
 

Biographical Sketch
Chris Freeman moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis in May, 2005. He grew up in Rome, Georgia and has a PhD in English from Vanderbilt University.
 

Education
B.A. English, summa cum laude, Berry College, 6/1987
M.A. English, Vanderbilt University, 5/1989
Ph.D. English, Gender Studies, Vanderbilt University, 8/1993
 

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
instructor, University of Southern California, 2006-  
 

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
My work has primarily been in 20th century gay and lesbian studies. I've edited two books on Christopher Isherwood, one Hollywood memoir by John Carlyle, and currently a collection of essays about gay Los Angeles.
 

Research Keywords
gay and lesbian studies; popular culture; memoir; Hollywood; Los Angeles; modernism
 

Research Specialties
20th century literature; the novel; memoir; literary theory; gay and lesbian studies; Los Angeles/Hollywood
 

Conferences and Other Presentations

Conference Presentations
""We Have to Say We've Been Here": Paul Monette and the Making of an Activist", UCLA GLBTQ Conference, Talk/Oral Presentation, , UCLA, Fall 2007   
 

Other Presentations
"Measure for Measure", moderator/discussion leader, USC theater production, USC campus, Spring 2007   
"Moderator: GLBT Visibility in Hollywood, "Gay but not Forgotten"", Writers' Guild of America, WGA gay and lesbian caucus, Hollywood, CA, Spring 2007   
"An Evening with Tab Hunter", Interview/moderator, Santa Monica Public Library, Santa Monica, CA, 06/25/2006  
 

Publications

Book
Freeman, C., Berg, J. (2008). Love, West Hollywood: Reflections of Los Angeles. New York, NY: Alyson Books.
Freeman, C., Carlyle, J. (2006). Under the Rainbow: An Intimate Memoir of Judy Garland, Rock Hudson, and the End of Old Hollywood. (Chris Freeman, Ed.). New York, NY: Carroll and Graf.
Freeman, C., Berg, J. (2001). Conversations with Christopher Isherwood. (Vol. USA). University Press of Mississippi.
Freeman, C., Berg, J. (2000). The Isherwood Century: Essays on the Life and Work of Christopher Isherwood. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.
 

Book Chapter
Freeman, C. "Jack, I swear": Some Promises to Gay Culture from Mainstream Hollywood. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Freeman, C. (2001). "Something They Did in the Dark": Lesbian and Gay Novels in the US, 1948-73. Philadelphia, PA: Modern American Queer History, Temple University Press.
 

Book Review
Freeman, C. (2008). Review of WHAT BECOMES YOU. White Crane. PubMed Web Address
Freeman, C. (2008). Review of THE END OF THE WORLD BOOK. GLR. pp. 44.
Freeman, C. (2007). Review: Armistead Maupin's MICHAEL TOLLIVER LIVES. GLR Worldwide.
Freeman, C. (2006). GRIEF, a novel by Andrew Holleran. The Advocate. pp. 57, 59.
Freeman, C. (2006). Review: 3 Young Adult Novels. The Advocate. pp. 58.
 

Encyclopedia Article
Freeman, C. Essay on Jim Grimsley for Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the U.S. (Emmanuel Nelson, Ed.). Greenwood, CT: Greenwood Press.
Freeman, C. (2005). Dictionary of Literary Biography. (James and Wanda Giles, Ed.). Vol. fiction, 20th century American. Gale.
 

Journal Article
Freeman, C. (2008). Lives in Art: Isherwood and Bachardy. GLR. Vol. Sept-Oct 2008 (15/5), pp. 30-33.
Freeman, C. (2006). GLAAD history: From Rags to Kudos. Variety. pp. A2, A7.
Freeman, C. (2005). "Making Fun Out of It": Rethinking Isherwood's WORLD IN THE EVENING. The Christopher Isherwood Review. (1, 2005), pp. 89-103.
 

Magazine/Trade Publication
Freeman, C. Frontiers. Vol. 27, pp. 18, 20.
Freeman, C. Frontiers. Vol. 27, pp. 18, 20.
Freeman, C. Frontiers. Vol. 27, pp. 18, 20.
Freeman, C. pp. pg 124.
 

Multimedia Scholarship and Creative Works
Interviewed for SIN CITIES:Berlin for CBC, I was interviewed for a documentary on Berlin between the wars; aired on CBC and A&E, released on DVD, 2006., 2005-2006   
interviewee and consultant for CHRIS & DON: A LOVE, This documentary on Isherwood and Bachardy premiered at the AFI Festival in Hollywood in November, 2007. I am in the film half a dozen times, and my first book, THE ISHERWOOD CENTURY, was a major source for the project., 2007-2008   
Interviewed for SAVING THE BOOM, Commentary on documentary about historic preservation and gay culture, 2008  
 

Honors and Awards
USC Parents' Association finalst, 2006-2007   
 

Service to the Profession
 

Reviewer for Publication
Twentieth Century Literature, Hofstra University, Peer review of essay on Isherwood's novel THE WORLD IN THE EVENING, Fall 2008   
Journal of Modern Literature, Hofstra University, Peer review essay on Christopher Isherwood's BERLIN STORIES., Fall 2007   
 

Media, Alumni, and Community Relations
Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the WGA, led panel discussion for a crowd of 200+, Spring 2007   
 
 
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