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Nominations for 2012 John Hope Franklin Publication Prize for the best-published book in American Studies due
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From the Editors
Call for Nominations: Standing and Prize Committees
The Executive Committee of the American Studies Association invites applications and nominations for the committee positions listed below. Candidates must be association members and should possess expertise appropriate to the committee’s work.
- Applications should include a brief statement outlining one’s qualifications and experience, letter(s) of reference relating the candidate’s experience to the committee’s work , and a maximum two-page vita.
- Nominations should relate the candidate’s experience to the committee’s work and include each nominee’s brief statement outlining his or her qualifications and experience and a maximum two-page vita.
Materials should be assembled by the applicant or nominator and submitted electronically to the ASA Executive Committee in the form of a single PDF before April 1, 2012. The materials should not exceed six pages in length.
Submit an application via our online PDF Submission form
Standing Committees:
Committee on American Studies Programs and Centers: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the current interests, needs, and professional concerns of American Studies departments and programs, and has the responsibility for special tasks involving the association’s institutional membership. Two positions, three-year terms.
Committee on Ethnic Studies: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the current activities, interests, and professional concerns affecting Ethnic Studies programs, departments, and scholars; to act as a liaison among association standing committees; to be responsible for liaison with other ethnic studies organizations, and to have responsibility for special tasks involving Ethnic Studies scholars and scholarship. Two positions, three-year terms.
Committee on Graduate Education: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the current issues affecting graduate education in American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and other interdisciplinary graduate-level instruction; to act as a liaison between the association and national organizations concerning graduate education in the field, such as, but not limited to, the National Research Council; to act as a liaison among association standing committees on issues concerning graduate education; and shall have responsibility for special tasks involving the association’s institutional members that have Ph.D. and M.A. degree granting programs concerning graduate education. Two positions, three year terms.
Committee on Regional Chapters: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the current activities, interests, and needs of the regional chapters; acts as a liaison between the association and the regional chapters; and has responsibility for special tasks involving the association’s regional chapters. Five positions (one each from the Kentucky-Tennessee, Mid-America, New England, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain, and Texas regions), three-year terms. Nominees are also presented by the chapters.
Committee on K-16 Collaboration: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the current interests, needs, and professional orientations of K-16 educators involved with American Studies programs or curricula. Two positions, three-year terms.
International Committee: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the issues affecting international scholars and students in the profession and has responsibility for special tasks involving international scholars and students in the membership. International members of the ASA especially are encouraged to apply. Three positions, three-year terms.
Minority Scholars’ Committee: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the issues affecting minority scholars in the profession and has responsibility for special tasks involving minority scholars in the membership. Two positions, three-year terms.
Students’ Committee: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the current interests, needs, and orientations of American Studies students. Four positions, two-year terms.
Women’s Committee: Keeps the Council and the association’s membership informed of the issues affecting women in the profession and has responsibility for special tasks involving women in the membership. Two positions, three-year terms.
Prize Committees:
The Prize Committees for 2013 start work during the fall of the 2012-2013 academic year and complete their work by September 2013.
The John Hope Franklin Publication Prize Committee selects the best-published book in American Studies submitted each year to the Committee by authors and publishers. Three positions, one-year terms (2013).
The Lora Romero First Book Publication Prize Committee selects a person for the best-published first book in American Studies that highlights the intersections of race with gender, class, sexuality and/or nation. Three positions, one-year terms (2013).
The Ralph Henry Gabriel Dissertation Prize Committee selects the best completed dissertation in American Studies submitted to the Committee by graduate programs in American Studies, American Ethnic Studies, and American Women’s Studies. Three positions, one-year terms (2013).
The Constance P. Rourke Prize Committee selects the best article published in American Quarterly. Three positions, two-year terms (2013-2014).
The Gene Wise - Warren Susman Prize Committee selects the best paper presented by a graduate student at the annual convention. Three positions, two-year terms (2013-2014).
The Yasuo Sakakibara Prize Committee selects the best paper presented by an international scholar at the annual convention. Three positions, two-year terms (2013-2014).
Published on January 26, 2012 by ASASTAFF.
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