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[ The AAS Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies ]
Below is a list of the book prizes administered by the regional councils of the AAS.
Submission procedures vary each year, and are posted each spring after the councils meet at the AAS Annual Meeting.
Prizes are awarded for:
- Pre-1900 English-language, non-fiction scholarly books on CHINA (LEVENSON)
- Post-1900 English-language, non-fiction scholarly books on CHINA (LEVENSON)
- English-language scholarly books published on INNER ASIA (SMITH)
- English-language scholarly books published on JAPAN (HALL)
- English-language scholarly books published on KOREA (PALAIS)
- A first book on SOUTH ASIA (COHN)
- English-language scholarly works on SOUTH ASIAN Studies (COOMARASWAMY)
- TRANSLATIONS from SOUTH ASIAN languages into English (RAMANUJAN)
- English-language scholarly, non-fiction works on SOUTHEAST ASIAN Studies (BENDA)
- Distinguished scholarly works on SOUTHEAST ASIA (KAHIN)
- TRANSLATIONS from SOUTHEAST ASIAN languages into English (BECKER)
- Educators who develop CURRICULUM MATERIALS dealing exclusively with one or more of the countries and cultures represented by the AAS (BUCHANAN)
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE LEVENSON PRIZE ]
The AAS China and Inner Asia Council will offer two $1,000 Joseph Levenson Prizes for nonfiction scholarly books on China published in 2010.
The Merlin Foundation, established by the late Audrey Sheldon, has provided for the two awards, one for works whose main focus is on China before 1900 and the other for works on post-1900 China. The prizes will be awarded to the English-language books that make the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of China. Works in all disciplines and in all periods of Chinese history are eligible, but anthologies, edited works, and pamphlets will not be considered. In keeping with the broad scholarly interests of Joseph Levenson, special consideration will be given to books that, through comparative insights or groundbreaking research, promote the relevance of scholarship on China to the wider world of intellectual discourse. To be eligible, books must have a 2010 copyright date. A copy of each entry, clearly labeled “Joseph Levenson Prize” must be sent to each member of the appropriate committee by June 30, 2011. Either presses or individuals may submit books, and it is suggested that authors consult with their presses concerning submission. The winners will be announced at the AAS annual conference next year. Eligible authors should be aware that since many publishers do not automatically submit nominations, authors must assume responsibility for having their books be placed in nomination and sent to members of the prize committee.
Pre-1900 Committee:
- Ding Xiang Warner (Chair), Asian Studies Program, 347 Rockefeller Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-2502
- Cynthia Brokaw, Dept. of History, Box N, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
- Robert Campany, Asian Studies, PMB 351806, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1806
Post-1900 Committee:
- Michel Hockx (Chair), Dept. of China & Inner Asia, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, England
- Paul Pickowicz, Dept. of History, UC-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0104, La Jolla, CA 92093-0104
- Tom Gold, Dept. of Sociology, UC-Berkeley, 410 Barrows Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1980.
The E. Gene Smith Inner Asia Book Prize, to be offered annually, honors outstanding and innovative scholarship across discipline and country of specialization for a book on Inner Asia published during the preceding year. The Prize, named to honor the distinguished scholar of Tibet, Mongolia, and other areas of Inner Asia, E. Gene Smith, carries with it a $1,000 award for the author. Current members of the Association for Asian Studies’ China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) will appoint a selection committee for the prize. Books nominated may address either contemporary or historical topics in any field of the humanities or the social sciences related to any of the countries and regions in the wide swath of Asia stretching from Afghanistan to Mongolia.
Submission information will appear here in spring 2012 with the goal of recognizing the first recipient of the prize at the 2013 AAS Annual Conference in San Diego.
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE HALL PRIZE ]
The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies announces the competition for the 19th annual John Whitney Hall Book Prize to be awarded in 2012 for an outstanding English language book published on Japan during 2010.
The Prize, named to honor the distinguished scholar, John Whitney Hall, carries with it a $1,000 award for the author. Books nominated for the Prize in this competition must bear a 2010 copyright date. Books nominated may address either contemporary or historical topics in any field of the humanities or the social sciences. Translations from Japanese into English are eligible only if they include a substantial introduction, annotation, and critical apparatus. Reference works, exhibition catalogs, multi-authored collections of essays, textbooks, original poetry or fiction, memoirs, or autobiographies are not eligible. Authors need not be members of the AAS. Nominations must be made by publishers (trade publishers or university presses). Nominations are not accepted from authors. Publishers are allowed to submit no more than two nominations and must notify the Prize Committee Chair in writing of their intent to submit by June 30, 2011. Presses must also send one copy of each work nominated, clearly labeled “John Whitney Hall Prize Nomination” to each of the four members of the Prize Committee by JUNE 30, 2011.
Hall Prize Committee:
- (Chair) Ethan Segal, 301 Morrill Hall, Dept. of History, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
- Helen Hardacre, Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Harvard University CGIS S239, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138
- Sharalyn Orbaugh, Dept. of Asian Studies, 1871 West Mall, Asian Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC CANADA V6T 1Z2
- Christine Yano, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822
The recipient of the John Whitney Hall Book Prize will be announced at the 2012 AAS Annual Conference in Toronto.
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE PALAIS PRIZE ]
The James B. Palais Prize of the Association for Asian Studies is given annually to an outstanding scholar of Korean studies from any discipline or country specialization to recognize distinguished scholarly work on Korea. There are no citizenship or residence requirements for nominees. The award was initiated by the Palais Prize committee headed by AAS President Robert Buswell, (2008–09) and includes a cash award of $1,000.
The Palais Prize Committee, appointed by the Northeast Asia Council of the Association, seeks and receives nominations from which to select the annual recipient. Nominations for the prize may be made by trade book publishers, university presses, or any member of the Association for Asian Studies. Self-nomination is not allowed. Authors need not be AAS members. Any original, scholarly, nonfiction works with a copyright date of 2009 or 2010 are eligible, but reference works, exhibition catalogs, translations, textbooks, collections of previously published essays, poetry, fiction, travel books, memoirs or autobiographies are not eligible.
Nominators must send one copy of a nominated work to each member of the selection committee. Copies must be received by the committee members no later than AUGUST 1, 2011. Each entry should be submitted in an envelope clearly labeled “Palais Prize” or have a letter of nomination enclosed.
Selection committee:
- Andre Schmid (Chair), Dept. of E. Asian Studies, University of Toronto, 130 St. George St. #14145, Toronto, ON M5S 3H1 Canada
- Hwasook Nam, Jackson School of International Studies, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3650
- Charles Armstrong, Weatherhead E. Asian Institute, Columbia University, 930 IAB, 420 W. 118th St., New York, NY 10027
- Theodore Jun Yoo, Dept. of History, Sakamaki Hall A203, University of Hawaii, 2530 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822
The winner will be announced at the 2012 AAS conference in Toronto.
The Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize honors outstanding and innovative scholarship across discipline and country of specialization for a first book on South Asia, published during the preceding year. The Prize, named to honor the distinguished scholar, Bernard S. Cohn, carries with it a $1,000 award for the author. Books nominated may address either contemporary or historical topics in any field of the humanities or the social sciences related to any of the countries of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal in the spirit of Barney Cohn’s broad and critical scholarship on culture and history in South Asia. To be eligible books must have a 2010 copyright date. A copy of nominated books must be sent to each member of the selection committee listed below by the AUGUST 1, 2011 deadline.
Selection Committee:
- Kathleen Hall (Chair), 116 Valley View Road, Media, PA 19063
- Sandria Freitag, 3120 Woodgreen Drive, Raleigh NC 27607
- John Kelly, 62 South Grand Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE COOMARASWAMY PRIZE ]
The Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize will honor a distinguished work of scholarship in South Asian Studies that promises to define or redefine the understanding of whole subject areas.
The committee particularly seeks nominations of broad scholarly works with innovative approaches that may concern any topic in any discipline or may cross disciplinary lines. The prize recognizes the contribution of senior scholars, and therefore invites nominations of books beyond the first monograph. Nominations for the book prize may be made by authors, publishers, or other interested members in the field. To be eligible, nominated books must be original, scholarly, nonfiction works with a 2010 copyright date, and must be the first publication of this text in English anywhere in the world. The book’s subject matter must deal with South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh). Works are not eligible if they are reference works, exhibition catalogs, textbooks, essay collections, poetry, fiction, memoirs, or autobiographies. Translations will be eligible only if they include a substantial introduction, annotation, or critical apparatus. Presses may nominate up to six titles for the Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Prize. Nominators must send a copy of each work nominated to each of the three members of the review committee below. These three copies must be received by the committee members no later than AUGUST 1, 2011. The winner will be announced at the AAS conference next spring.
AKC Prize Committee:
- Karen Leonard (Chair), 19454 Cheviot Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90064
- Catherine Asher, Dept. of Art History, U. of Minnesota, 338 Heller Hall, 271 19th Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
- Michael Fisher, P.O. Box 2075, Wellfleet, MA 02667. If the books come by UPS: 15 Richman Lane, Wellfleet, MA 02667
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE RAMANUJAN PRIZE ]
A.K. Ramanujan (1929–1993) was born and educated in Mysore, India. He taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades, where he served as the chairman of the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations. He earned the Padma Shri in 1976 and a MacArthur Fellowship in 1983. In recognition of the excellence of his translations, the South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies has established the A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation. The award of $1,000, is given every other year, and is intended to recognize and encourage translations from South Asian languages into English. Translations will be judged by their aesthetic quality and contributions to the field of South Asian studies. Special consideration will be given to innovative work that reaches a wide audience. Please note that books published in 2009 or 2010 are eligible for the prize which will be announced at the AAS annual conference next spring. The deadline for submissions is OCTOBER 1, 2011. Copies should be sent to each committee member at the following addresses:
Ramanujan Committee:
- (Chair) Indira Peterson, Asian Studies Program, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075
- Syed Akbar Hyder, 1 University Station, G9300, Austin, TX 78712
- Tony Stewart, Department of Religious Studies, 301 Garland Hall, Vanderbilt University, VU Box #351585, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1585
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE BENDA PRIZE ]
The Harry J. Benda Prize of the AAS is given annually to an outstanding newer scholar from any discipline or country specialization of Southeast Asian studies for a first book in the field.
There are no citizenship or residence requirements for nominees. The award, which honors one of the pioneers in the field of Southeast Asian studies, has been presented 27 times since 1977. The Benda Prize Committee, appointed by the Southeast Asia Council of the AAS, seeks and receives nominations from which to select the yearly recipient. Nominations for the prize may be made by trade book publishers, university presses, or any interested AAS member. Self-nomination is discouraged. Authors need not be AAS members. Original, scholarly, nonfiction works in English with a copyright date of 2009 or 2010 are eligible, but reference works, exhibition catalogs, translations, textbooks, essay collections, poetry, fiction, travel books, memoirs, or autobiographies are not eligible. Nominators must send one copy of each nominated work to each of the committee members listed below, to be received by them no later than AUGUST 1, 2011. Each entry must be clearly labeled “Benda Prize.” The winner will be announced at the AAS annual meeting next spring.
Benda Prize Committee:
- Nancy Eberhardt, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Knox College, 2 East South Street, Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
- Richard O’Connor, Anthropology Dept., University of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383
- John Sidel, Government Dept., London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE England
- Henk Maier, Department of Comparative Literature & Foreign Languages, 2401 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE KAHIN PRIZE ]
The George McT. Kahin Prize of the Association for Asian Studies is given every other year to an outstanding scholar of Southeast Asian studies from any discipline or country specialization to recognize distinguished scholarly work on Southeast Asia beyond the author’s first book. There are no citizenship or residence requirements for nominees. The award was initiated in 2007 at the behest of the Cornell University Center for Southeast Asian Studies, friends and students of George Kahin, and the Southeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies to honor the contributions of George McT. Kahin to the field of Southeast Asian Studies.
Nominations for the prize may be made by trade book publishers, university presses, or any member of the Association for Asian Studies. Self-nomination is not allowed. Authors need not be AAS members. Any original, scholarly, nonfiction works are eligible, but reference works, exhibition catalogs, translations, textbooks, collections of previously published essays, poetry, fiction, travel books, memoirs or autobiographies are not eligible.
The next Kahin prize competition will be announced in Spring 2012.
The A.L. Becker Southeast Asian Literature in Translation Prize will recognize an outstanding English translation of a work of Southeast Asian literature from any country of the region (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam). Works translated from any Southeast Asian language are eligible. The Prize recognizes the importance of works of translation in teaching about the region. Any translation, published in any format, from a work that may be broadly defined as literature within the norms of the country of publication is eligible. The translator need not be a member of the AAS.
The Prize was established in 2011 and will accept for its inaugural competition in 2012 nominations for books with a copyright date of 2006-2011. Nominations for the prize will be solicited for presentation at the 2013 AAS meeting in San Diego. There are no citizenship or residence requirements for nominees. Nominations may be made by publishers or by any member of the Association for Asian Studies.
Full submission details including contact information for the review committee will be listed here in spring 2012.
[ PAST WINNERS OF THE BUCHANAN PRIZE ]
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) invites submissions for the Franklin R. Buchanan Prize. Established in 1995 by the AAS Committee on Educational Issues and Policy and the Committee on Teaching about Asia, the prize is awarded annually to recognize an outstanding curriculum publication on Asia designed for any educational level, elementary through university.
The winning submission will reflect current scholarship, present innovative teaching strategies, and make a significant impact on the intended audience. Submissions must have been published after January 1, 2010, and include extensive teaching strategies in order to be considered. Various formats are acceptable, including print, CD, video, and online formats. Submissions that address underrepresented regions of Asia are encouraged.
The 2012 Buchanan prize will be awarded to the author of the work at the 2012 AAS Annual Conference in Toronto. The prize includes a $1,000 monetary award and a one-year membership to AAS.
Submissions are due NOVEMBER 1, 2011.
For more information and a submission form, please contact the Chair of the Committee: Peter Gilmartin, peter@primarysource.org.
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