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2009 MARGARET A. BLANCHARD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION PRIZE
AMERICAN JOURNALISM HISTORIANS ASSOCIATION
2009 MARGARET A. BLANCHARD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION PRIZE
The AJHA Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize, given for
the first time in 1997, is awarded annually for the best doctoral
dissertation dealing with mass communication history. An honorarium of
$500 accompanies the prize, and a $200 honorarium is awarded to each
honorable mention.
Eligible works shall include both quantitative and qualitative
historical dissertations, written in English, which have been completed
between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008. For the purposes of this
award, a “completed” work is defined as one which has not only been
submitted and defended but also revised and filed in final form at the
applicable doctoral-degree-granting university by December 31, 2008.
To be considered, nomination packets must include:
(a) One copy of the complete dissertation;
(b) Four copies each of the following items, with all author, school,
and dissertation committee identification of any kind whited-out:
(i.) a single chapter from the dissertation [preferably not to
exceed 50 manuscript pages, not including notes, charts or
photographs],
(ii.) a 200-word dissertation abstract,
(iii.) the dissertation table of contents;
(c) a letter of nomination from the dissertation chair/director or the
chair of the university department in which the dissertation was
written;
(d) a cover letter from the nominee indicating a willingness, should
the dissertation be selected for a prize, both to attend the awarding
ceremony and to deliver a public presentation based on the dissertation
at the 2009 American Journalism Historians Association Annual
Convention, October 6-8, 2009 in Birmingham, AL.
Note: Regarding Paragraph (b.)(i.) above, as a guide to selecting a
chapter for submission, the Award Committee has in the past expressed a
preference for a chapter which, if possible, highlights the work’s
strengths as a piece of primary-sourced original research.
Nominations, along with all the supporting materials, should be sent
to: Prof. David Abrahamson, Chair, AJHA Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral
Dissertation Prize Committee, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern
University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208.
The deadline for entries is a postmark date of February 1, 2009.
Posted: April 22, 2008, Prizes
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