Andrea Friedman is an American historian of gender and sexuality with a focus on the modern United States. She is a professor in the Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Her teaching courses includes US women's and gender history, the history of sexuality, feminist politics, and queer and sexuality studies.[1]
Andrea Friedman | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History, women, gender, and sexuality studies |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
Life
editFriedman earned a B.A. (1978) in political science and M.A. (1985) in history from Ohio State University.[2] She completed a Ph.D. (1995) in history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] Her 1995 dissertation was titled, Prurient Interests: Anti-obscenity Campaigns in New York City, 1909-1945.[3]
Friedman was a lecturer in history at the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1994 to 1996.[2] In 1996, she joined Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis as an assistant professor of history and women, gender, and sexuality studies.[2] Friedman was promoted to associate professor in 2004 and professor in July 2016.[2] She is the director of the M.A. in women, gender, and sexuality studies and the M.A./J.D. programs director.[2] Friedman is a professor emeritus in the department of history.[2] In 2012, Friedman won the James M. Holobaugh Award for service to the LGBTQIA community.[2]
Selected works
edit- Friedman, Andrea (2000). Prurient Interests: Gender, Democracy, and Obscenity in New York City, 1909-1945. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11066-2.[4]
- Friedman, Andrea (2014). Citizenship in Cold War America: The National Security State and the Possibilities of Dissent. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1-62534-067-2.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Andrea Friedman". Washington University in St. Louis. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Andrea Friedman". Arts & Sciences. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Friedman, Andrea (1995). Prurient interests : anti-obscenity campaigns in New York City, 1909-1945 (Ph.D. thesis). University of Wisconsin–Madison. OCLC 477620929.
- ^ Reviews of Prurient Interests:
- Latham, Angela J. (2003). "Review". Theatre Journal. 55 (1): 196–197. ISSN 0192-2882. JSTOR 25069219.
- Horowitz, Helen Lefkowitz (2001). "Review". The American Historical Review. 106 (5): 1825–1826. doi:10.2307/2692831. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 2692831.
- Haw, Richard (2003). "Review". Journal of American Studies. 37 (2): 324–324. ISSN 0021-8758. JSTOR 27557347.
- Wheeler, Leigh Ann (2001). "Review". The Journal of American History. 88 (2): 694–695. doi:10.2307/2675202. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2675202.
- Fishbein, Leslie (2001). "Review". New York History. 82 (4): 398–400. ISSN 0146-437X. JSTOR 42677806.
- ^ Reviews of Citizenship in Cold War America:
- Mickenberg, Julia L. (2015). "Review". The Journal of American History. 102 (2): 611–612. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 44286942.
- Paul, Andrew (2015). "Review". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 113 (4): 773–775. ISSN 0023-0243. JSTOR 24641368.
- Faue, Elizabeth (2017). "Radical Experience and the Surveillance State". Reviews in American History. 45 (1): 136–144. ISSN 0048-7511. JSTOR 26364101.
- Heale, M. J. (2015). "Review". The American Historical Review. 120 (3): 1074–1075. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 26577385.