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2024 ASWAD ACADEMIC PRIZES ASWAD is pleased to invite nominations for its interdisciplinary awards for outstanding scholarship on Africa and/or the African Diaspora published during the 2023 calendar year. Nominees may be considered in more than one category. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, August 2, 2024. Article Prize The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora 2024 Outstanding Article Prize The Article Prize annually honors an outstanding peer-reviewed article focused on Africa and/or the African diaspora. The award committee will consider scholarly articles focused on any period and from any discipline published in English and is particularly interested in publications that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and demonstrate academic excellence.
Entries must be received by Friday, August 2, 2024, to be eligible for the 2024 award. REQUIRED: To nominate an article, please send a submission/nomination letter and a PDF of the publication to: [email protected] Oscar de la Torre (Committee Chair)University of North Carolina at Charlotte Please direct all questions to [email protected]. Book Prizes The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora 2024 Outstanding First Book Prize The Outstanding First Book Prize annually honors a single-authored book focused on Africa and/or the African diaspora submitted by or on behalf of a scholar, activist, and/or artist who has not previously published a single-authored monograph. The award committee will consider books on any period and from any discipline published in English and is particularly interested in books that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and demonstrate academic excellence. Nominees for this prize who also meet the qualifications for ASWAD’s Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Prize may submit their work for consideration by both prize committees. Funding for the prize is made possible by a substantial contribution from an anonymous donor.
Entries must be received by August 2, 2024 to be eligible for the 2024 award. Mail ONE copy of the nominated book to EACH of the following jurors: Alison Okuda (Committee Chair)
Worcester State University
Department of History and Political Science
486 Chandler St., Sullivan 327-A
Worcester, MA 01602
Yuusuf Caruso
African Studies Librarian, Columbia University
Global Studies, 309 Lehman Library
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
Felix Germain
University of Pittsburgh
4152 Wesley Posvar Hall
230 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Finalists and awardees will be announced on the ASWAD website in January 2025. Please direct all questions to [email protected]. The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora 2024 Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Book Prize for Outstanding Scholarship on Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora The Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Book Prize annually honors an exceptional single-authored book focused on gender and sexuality in Africa and/or the African diaspora submitted by or on behalf of a scholar, activist, and/or artist. The award committee will consider books on any period and from any discipline published in English and is particularly interested in books that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and demonstrate academic excellence. Nominees for this prize who also meet the qualifications for ASWAD’s P. Sterling Stuckey Prize or Outstanding First Book Prize may submit their work for consideration by all committees. Funding for the prize is made possible by a substantial contribution from four anonymous donors. Nominations for The Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Book Prize must include a short description of the book and its significance. Nominators or authors must submit a physical copy of the book for each member of the award committee. Anthologies, encyclopedias, and other edited volumes will not be considered. Although physical copies of books are preferred, if your publisher will only distribute a PDF you can/may send your PDF submission to [email protected].
Entries must be received by August 2, 2024 to be eligible for the 2024 award. Mail ONE copy of the nominated book to EACH of the following jurors: Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh (Committee Chair)
450 Jane Stanford Way
Building 70 | Main Quad
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2029
Layla Brown
225R Renaissance Park
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Takkara Brunson
Department of History Melbern G.Glasscock Building
398 Spence St
College Station, TX 77843
Karen Graubart
Department of History
Decio Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Jessica Marie Johnson
418 E. 22nd St
Baltimore, MD 21218
Finalists and awardees will be announced on the ASWAD website in January 2025. Please direct all questions to [email protected]. The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora 2024 P. Sterling Stuckey Book Prize The P. Sterling Stuckey Book Prize annually acknowledges books published in English submitted by or on behalf of a scholar, activist, and/or artist who has at least one previous single-authored book or comparable work. Nominated books must be on topics related to the study of the worldwide African diaspora. The award committee will consider books on any period from any discipline that examines the people and/or physical environment of Africa and/or its diaspora. The committee is particularly interested in books that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and represent literary excellence. Funding for the prize is made possible by a substantial contribution from an anonymous donor.
Entries must be received by August 2, 2024 to be eligible for the 2024 award. Send ONE copy of the nominated book to EACH of the following jurors Adriana Chira (Committee Chair)
Department of History
Emory University
561 South Kilgo Circle NE
Atlanta, GA 30322-1120
16 Seminary Place
Department of History
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08844
Apartment 1,
315 Lajoie Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1L 7H3
Canada Finalists and awardees will be announced on the ASWAD website in January 2025. Please direct all questions to [email protected]. |