Andrea Friedman (historian) explained
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.
Life
Friedman earned a B.A. (1978) in political science and M.A. (1985) in history from Ohio State University.[1] She completed a Ph.D. (1995) in history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her 1995 dissertation was titled, Prurient Interests: Anti-obscenity Campaigns in New York City, 1909-1945.[2]
Friedman was a lecturer in history at the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1994 to 1996. 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. Friedman was promoted to associate professor in 2004 and professor in July 2016. She is the director of the M.A. in women, gender, and sexuality studies and the M.A./J.D. programs director. Friedman is a professor emeritus in the department of history. In 2012, Friedman won the James M. Holobaugh Award for service to the LGBTQIA community.
Selected works
- Book: Friedman, Andrea . Prurient Interests: Gender, Democracy, and Obscenity in New York City, 1909-1945 . 2000 . Columbia University Press . 978-0-231-11066-2 . en. [3]
- Book: Friedman, Andrea . Citizenship in Cold War America: The National Security State and the Possibilities of Dissent . 2014 . University of Massachusetts Press . 978-1-62534-067-2 . en. [4]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019-12-20 . Andrea Friedman . 2024-07-07 . Arts & Sciences . en.
- Friedman . Andrea . Prurient interests : anti-obscenity campaigns in New York City, 1909-1945 . 1995 . Ph.D. . 477620929 . University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- Reviews of Prurient Interests:
- Latham . Angela J. . 2003 . Review . Theatre Journal . 55 . 1 . 196–197 . 0192-2882 . 25069219.
- Horowitz . Helen Lefkowitz . Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz. 2001 . Review . The American Historical Review . 106 . 5 . 1825–1826 . 10.2307/2692831 . 0002-8762 . 2692831.
- Haw . Richard . 2003 . Review . Journal of American Studies . 37 . 2 . 324–324 . 0021-8758 . 27557347.
- Wheeler . Leigh Ann . 2001 . Review . The Journal of American History . 88 . 2 . 694–695 . 10.2307/2675202 . 0021-8723 . 2675202.
- Fishbein . Leslie . 2001 . Review . New York History . 82 . 4 . 398–400 . 0146-437X . 42677806.
- Reviews of Citizenship in Cold War America:
- Mickenberg . Julia L. . 2015 . Review . The Journal of American History . 102 . 2 . 611–612 . 0021-8723 . 44286942.
- Paul . Andrew . 2015 . Review . The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society . 113 . 4 . 773–775 . 0023-0243 . 24641368.
- Faue . Elizabeth . 2017 . Radical Experience and the Surveillance State . Reviews in American History . 45 . 1 . 136–144 . 0048-7511 . 26364101.
- Heale . M. J. . 2015 . Review . The American Historical Review . 120 . 3 . 1074–1075 . 0002-8762 . 26577385.
