Freeland did her doctoral work under the supervision of Professor Jennifer Evans, and her dissertation, “Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence, Citizenship and State-Making in Divided Berlin, 1969-1990,” is available on Carleton’s CURVE repository.
As Freeland explains in her abstract, her dissertation is one of the first in depth historical examinations of domestic violence in Germany: “This research sheds light on the role of gender in the postwar processes of state-making in East and West by examining how domestic abuse was addressed and discussed at the state level, by feminist activists and by citizens, critically looking at how this impacted women’s lives and their ability to leave a violent partner. This not only provides insight into how women’s voices are heard within and by the state, but it also draws our attention to the way violence works to create and reinforce gendered forms of citizenship.”
Freeland is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently a Newton International Fellowship. Read more about her work on her profile page.