USC College Department of English


Christopher Freeman
Lecturer

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

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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
Detailed Statement of Research Interests
My work as a scholar in the past decade has centered on gay writing and culture in post World War II Los Angeles. I've also published some journalism, many book reviews, and have been a consultant and interviewee on two films, one of which, CHRIS AND DON: A LOVE STORY, premiered in LA at the AFI Film Festival on November 10, 2007.

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
  • "Talk on Love, West Hollywood", Brown Bag Lunch, USC English, Ide Room, Spring 2009   
  • "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
  • Fine, H., Freeman, C. (2009). Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft. Los Angeles, CA: Havenhurst Books. havenhurst books
  • 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 Magazine. Vol. 28, pp. 2 pp.. Frontiers
  • Freeman, C. Frontiers Magazine. Vol. 28, pp. 2pp. frontiers
  • 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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