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The Anthony Leeds Prize in Urban Anthropology, Apply by June 15, 2013
The Leeds Prize is awarded each year by the Society for Urban/National/Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA, formerly known as the Society for Urban Anthropology) for the outstanding book in urban, national and/or transnational anthropology published in 2012. The prize is named in honor of the late Anthony Leeds, a distinguished pioneer in urban anthropology. The prize is awarded to a book that uses ethnographic data from complex, transnational, urban societies in methodological innovative ways. The goal of the prize is to showcase model studies that advance the research agenda of urban anthropologists. The Prize committee is chaired by Robert Rotenberg and includes Bob White winner of the 2009 prize for “Rumba Rules” (Duke University Press) and Philippe Bourgois, winner of the 2010 prize for “Righteous Dopefiend” (University of California Press), and Danny Hoffman, winner of the 2012 prize for “The War Machines” (Duke University Press).
- This year’s deadline for submission is June 15, 2013. No books received after that date will be considered for the 2013 prize.
- To be eligible for consideration a book must be relevant to the field of urban, national or transnational anthropology. The book must have a publication year of 2012. Textbooks and anthologies will not be considered, but books of original scholarship by more than one author may be submitted.
- Winners must to be willing to serve on the prize selection committee for three years.
- Prizes are awarded at the business meeting of the SUNTA at the American Anthropological Association meetings each year. Winners must be willing to have their prize acceptance remarks published in City and Society, SUNTA’s journal.
- A letter of nomination (from an author, a colleague, or a publisher) is required only for those authors whose discipline is not anthropology. The letter should specify the relevance of the book for an urban anthropology prize.
- *Four* copies of the book should be sent to:
- Robert Rotenberg
- Leeds Prize Committee
- Department of Anthropology
- DePaul University
- 2343 N. Racine Avenue
- Chicago, IL 60614-3107
- Please be sure that books’ package is clearly marked “Leeds Prize Committee.”
- Please address all questions concerning the prize to Robert Rotenberg.
SUNTA Graduate Paper Prize, Submissions Due September 20, 2013
The Society for Urban, National and Transnational/Global Anthropology is pleased to announce its graduate paper prize competition. We are seeking student papers that address SUNTA’s interests, including transnational social processes, impacts of globalization, refugees and immigrants, urban life, space and place, and poverty and homelessness. The prize includes a cash award of $250. The winner will be announced at the 2013 AAA meetings in Chicago.
Papers should be submitted by email to Ellen Moodie at emoodie@illinois.edu by September 20, 2013. Alternative submission arrangements can be made through contacting Ellen Moodie at the email above. Authors who are current graduate students or who have graduated within the 2013 calendar year are eligible for the competition, as long as the submission was composed while s/he was a graduate student. Submissions will be accepted from both faculty and the students themselves. Letters of recommendation letters of recommendation/justification are not required. International entries are encouraged. SUNTA membership is not required.
Papers should be no more than 30 double-spaced pages, 12-point font, including bibliography, notes and images/figures. The paper’s formatting (e.g., citations, bibliographies etc.) should be consistent throughout. Send queries to Ellen Moodie (emoodie@illinois.edu).
SUNTA Undergraduate Paper Prize, Submissions Due September 20, 2013
The Society for Urban, National and Transnational/Global Anthropology is pleased to announce its undergraduate paper prize competition. We are seeking nominations – by faculty – of student papers that address SUNTA’s interests, including transnational social processes, impacts of globalization, refugees and immigrants, urban life, space and place, and poverty and homelessness. The prize includes a cash award of $150. The winner will be announced at the 2013 AAA meetings in Chicago.
Papers should be submitted by email to Lindsay DuBois at Lindsay.DuBois@dal.ca by September 20, 2013. Alternative submission arrangements can be made through contacting Lindsay DuBois at the email above. Any author who is a current undergraduate or who graduated in the 2013 calendar year is eligible for the competition, as long as the submission was composed while s/he was an undergraduate. Although submissions will be accepted from faculty only (students may not submit papers on their own), faculty need not write in support: a nomination is sufficient – letters of recommendation/justification are welcome but not required. International entries are encouraged. SUNTA membership is not required.
Papers should be no more than 30 double-spaced pages, 12-point font, including bibliography, notes and images/figures. The paper’s formatting (e.g., citations, bibliographies etc.) should be consistent throughout. Send queries to Lindsay DuBois (Lindsay.DuBois@dal.ca).
The Society for Urban, National and transnational Anthropology invites submissions for the SUNTA column published in the Sections News area of the monthly Anthropology News newsletter.
News updates, conference announcements, essays, and research summaries of interest and relevance to the general membership are welcomed. Columns can be up 700 words, and photos will be included as space allows.
Please contact SUNTA Contributing Editor and Secretary Susan Falls (sfalls@scad.edu) regarding potential submissions and deadlines.
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