About
Professor Elizabeth Freeman (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1996) is a Professor of English at the University of California, Davis, where she has taught since 2000. Her work bridges American literature and gender/sexuality/queer studies, with a focus on 19th-century literature and critical theory.
- Education:
- Ph.D., University of Chicago (1996)
- M.A., University of Chicago (1991)
- B.A. with Highest Honors in English, Oberlin College (1989)
Freeman’s research centers on queer temporalities—how time shapes disciplinary regimes and enables resistance through queer hypersociality, chronicities, and temporal drag. Her publications span monographs, edited collections, and essays in journals like GLQ, American Literature, and Jouvert. Recent projects include a book on care work reading practices and the co-edited anthology Queer Kinship.
Her scholarship has been recognized with prestigious awards including an ACLS Fellowship, the Norman Foerster Award, and a Phi Beta Kappa honor. She has served as Co-Editor of GLQ (2011-2017) and secured multiple grants from UC Davis, Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Grants, and Mellon Fellowships.
- Scientific Awards:
- Lambda Literary Award Finalist (2020)
- TOME Open Access Grant (2018)
- ACLS Fellowship (2015-16)
- Norman Foerster Award (2014)
- UC Davis Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award (2013)
- Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship (1999-2000)
- Phi Beta Kappa (1988)
Freeman’s editorial work includes co-editing special issues on Crip Temporalities (2021) and Queer Temporalities (2007). Her Google Scholar articles reflect ongoing engagements with queer chronopolitics, racialized temporalities, and temporal resistance. She actively explores intersections between literature, religion, secularism, and disability studies.
