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Senior Book Prize

The Senior Book Prize is awarded bi-annually for a book by a senior scholar.  The prize ($1000) goes to a work that speaks to contemporary social issues with relevance beyond the discipline and beyond the academy.  Ethnographies and critical works in contemporary theory -- single-authored or multi-authored but not edited collections -- are eligible.  Criteria may include: originality, rigor, and maturity of research; an innovative approach to ethnography; theoretical sophistication and depth; thematic prescience; and an enduring contribution to Anthropology and beyond. 

 

The jury for the prize is chaired by an AES councilor, who selects two or three other scholars as jury members. Letters of nominations must come from scholars; self-nominations and nominations from presses are not invited.  Announcements regarding the deadlines and other specifics will be posted on this website, as well as through the Anthropology NewsAES Section News” column and other e-mail based publicity.   

The Senior Book Prize will be awarded at the AES business meeting at the AAA annual meeting.    

 

The deadline for nominations for the 2010 prize is March 31, 2010. The jury consists of Jane Collins, Sally Merry and Fred Myers.

Letters of nomination and nominated books should be sent to all three committee members at the following addresses:

Jane Collins
1714 Helena St.
Madison, WI 53704

Sally Merry
18 Bel Air Rd.
Wellesley, MA 02482

Fred Myers
Department of Anthropology
New York University
25 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10003

# Article Title Author
1 Senior Book Prize Award Recipients Summary: Administrator
2 2007 Winner: Dramas of Nationshood Lila Abu-Lughod
3 2005 Joint Winner: Emergent Forms of Life and the Anthropological Voice Michael M. J. Fischer
4 2005 Joint Winner: Friction Anna L.Tsing
5 2003 Winner: Cholas and Pishtacos Mary Weismantel
 

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