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Prizes and Grants

The Gloria E. Anzaldúa Award for Independent Scholars and Contingent Faculty 2010

The Women’s Committee calls for submissions to the second annual Gloria E. Anzaldúa Award for Independent Scholars and Contingent Faculty.  Hosted by the American Studies Association, this award honors Anzaldúa’s outstanding career as an independent scholar and her labor as contingent faculty, along with her groundbreaking contributions to scholarship on women of color and to queer theory.  The award includes a lifetime membership in the ASA, a lifetime electronic subscription to American Quarterly, five years access to the electronic library resources at the University of Texas at Austin, and $500. 
Applicants must be independent scholars and/or contingent faculty (i.e., part-time or full-time non-ladder-rank or non-tenure-track instructors, adjuncts, or lecturers).  Graduate students are ineligible. 

Submission

To apply, applicants should submit an unpublished paper that does not exceed 20 pages, including endnotes and bibliography, and a two-page vita.  Relevant submissions will demonstrate an affinity with Anzaldúa’s oeuvre, vision, or political commitments and should address connections among some or all of the following categories:  race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and dis/ability.  Eligible participants in the ASA annual meeting are encouraged to apply.

Papers and CVs must be submitted electronically by September 1, 2010, to Claudia Sadowski-Smith, ASA Women’s Committee co-chair, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).  Late submissions will not be accepted.

Contributions

The Gloria E. Anzaldúa Award for Independent Scholars and Contingent Faculty is funded through a program of voluntary contributions. The ASA is committed to a very active solicitation of members’ contributions to underscore the importance of subsidizing and encouraging the participation of independent scholars and contingent faculty in the annual meeting,  Members can do this now by checking a space on the conference registration form (click here) or on the dues remittance form to indicate that members have added to their registration or dues payments a tax-deductible contribution to the fund. The American Studies Association is a 501 (3c) not-for-profit organization chartered in the District of Columbia eligible to receive tax deductible donations and contributions.

Gloria E. Anzaldúa Award Recipients