South asian studies book prize

In the late 20th century, the field of central and inner asia was added. The dsc prize for south asian literature is an international literary prize awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about south asia themes such as culture, politics, history, or people. Priya joshi, professor of english at temple university, is a book historian and scholar of narrative who studies the social work of popular forms from the nineteenth to twenty. Bureaucracy, structural violence and poverty in india duke, 2012.

Richards prize in south asian history, american historical association. Available titles from sasa books south asian studies. Ramanujan prize for book translations from south asian languages into english. Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides at. Today the south asia studies department is a closeknit community of interdisciplinary scholars that combines expertise in the languages, literatures, histories, and cultures of south asia. The center for african studies, the center for latin american and caribbean studies, and the center for south asian and middle eastern studies, through support from the provost office, are proud to announce a call for applications for the global south languages fellowship. With approximately 8,000 members worldwide, from all the regions and countries of asia and across academic disciplines, the aas is the largest organization focussing on asian. Books in the south asia across the disciplines series. Nek chand, a changing india, and a hidden world of art by barb rosenstock. Book and article prize competitions the southeast conference of the association for asian studies secaas requests nominations for its second annual book and article prize competitions. Hanan prize for translations from chinese or inner asian languages in english. Ramanujan book prize for translation, awarded biennially.

Read more about each award or prize, and then nominate a colleague or apply today. Toshida numata book prize in buddhism university of california, berkeley 2010, james robson, power of place. The award is for novels published in the year preceding the judging of the prize. Joseph levenson book prize is awarded each year in memory of joseph r. Dutch, french and english language sources, this is a book whose importance will center the field of southeast asian studies in broader conversations about creole histories and racializing area studies. 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. Gender and interiority in chinese painting and poetry brill citation. The prize, which includes a cash award and an aas citation, will be presented at the associations annual conference in philadelphia on march 28. This south asian studies research guide is a library tool to assist scholars and students at nyu in finding useful resources in print and online on south asia. Her most recent novel, an american marriage, has been widely acclaimed and is a 2018 oprah winfrey book club selection. Call for submissions aiis book prize to promote scholarship in south asian studies, the american institute of indian studies awards two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript. In order to promote scholarship in south asian studies, aiis awards two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an indian subject, and holds an. Members of this international group address the theme of gaps or lacunae in our knowledge and vision in south asian studies. Dissertation to book workshop american institute of indian.

Professor eric calderwoods book, colonial alandalus. Spain and the making of modern moroccan culture harvard university press 2018, has been awarded the 2019 l. The crooks corner book prize, awarded annually for the best debut novel set in the american south, will be chosen this year by tayari jones. South asia is defined as the geographic area included in the modern states of afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, burma, india, the maldives, nepal, pakistan, and sri lanka.

Benda prize in southeast asian studies book awards. The palais prize acknowledges an outstanding english language book published on korea. Carl brown aims book prize in north african studies. The crooks corner book prize is awarded for the best debut novel set in the american south. Prize in the indian humanities was awarded to steven vose for reimagining. Association for asian american studies poetryprose award. Palais book prize has been awarded annually since 2010 by the association for asian studies aas. Akhil gupta, director of the ucla center for india and south asia and professor of anthropology, has been awarded the ananda kentish coomaraswamy book prize for 2014 for his book, red tape. Jamal elias, religious studies and middle east center, university of pennsylvania title. He is best known for his work on the social history of professional female artists in tamil and teluguspeaking south india and is author of unfinished gestures. The association of asian studies writes the aas is pleased to announce. Sareeta amrute wins icas book prize south asia center. Homepage csames, college of las, university of illinois. Associate professor of anthropology and south asia center affiliate sareeta amrute has won the international convention of asia scholars icas 2019 book award in the social sciences for her book encoding race, encoding class.

It is for an original fulllength novel written in english, or translated into english. The american studies association recognizes scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and public service through its annual awards and prizes. Arabic sciences and philosophy in the renaissance dag nikolaus hasse. The global south caucus distinguished scholar award is given in recognition of the recipients exceptional and sustained contribution to research on global south international studies defined within the context of the isa, as reflected in published works as well as contributions to the policy community. Jul 23, 2019 associate professor of anthropology and south asia center affiliate sareeta amrute has won the international convention of asia scholars icas 2019 book award in the social sciences for her book encoding race, encoding class. Palais prize for englishlanguage scholarly books published on korea.

In order to promote scholarship in south asian studies, the american institute of indian studies aiis awards two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an indian subject. The writing sample should be 10 to 15 pages long, preferably a paper that you have written for a course pertaining to the general field of south asian studies. John richards south asia book prize pakistan studies. The southeast conference of the association for asian studies secaas is a nonpolitical, nonprofit scholarly organization dedicated to promoting the study of asia in the southeastern. In order to promote scholarship in south asian studies, the american institute of indian studies aiis awards two prizes each year for the best unpublished book. Ramanujan book prize for translation, south asia council of the association for asian studies success and suppression. It is the most important award for a book about south asia in the social sciences and humanities bestowed by the aas, the leading u. To that end, secaas has held an annual threeday conference featuring scholarly panels and teacher workshops since 1962. Asa awards and prizes are open to all members of the association.

The northeast indian borderlands, a cultural crossroads between south, southeast and east asia, constitute an important postcolonial exception to the narratives of nation, troubling the common perception of india as an ostensibly liberal regime. Benda prize in southeast asian studies, association for asian studies. Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides. The articles in this edited volume were invited from among the presenters at the original open pages in south asian studies workshop, held at the russian state university for the humanities, moscow, in 2011. Gene smith prize for englishlanguage scholarly books published on inner asia the patrick d. South asian language instructor training certificate program march 8, 2019 fulbrighthays doctoral fellowship march 25, 2019 american institute of indian studies fellowship july 1, 2019. John richards prize in south asian history, american historical association bernard s.

Cohn book prize honors outstanding and innovative scholarship across discipline and country of specialization for a first singleauthored monograph on south asia, published during the preceding year. Awarded by the south asia council of the association for asian studies aas, the coomaraswamy prize honors distinguished scholarship in. See more of uh manoa center for south asian studies on. Levenson by the association for asian studies to two englishlanguage books, one whose. Cohn prize for first books on south asia the ananda kentish coomaraswamy prize for englishlanguage scholarly work on south asia the a. Anna stirr has been selected to receive the 2019 bernard s. The ananda kentish coomaraswamy prize for englishlanguage scholarly work on south asia the a. See a list of awards won by authors and pieces of work published through the program here.

Applications are due november 30, 2017 and winners will be announced at the secaas annual meeting, january 1214, 2018 in columbia, sc. The aiis book prize in order to promote scholarship in south asian studies, the american institute of indian studies aiis awards two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an indian subject. 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. The cohn prize honors outstanding and innovative scholarship across discipline and country of specialization. Award winners association for asian american studies. Pioneer korean studies scholar james palais is commemorated in the name of this prize. The southeast conference of the association for asian studies secaas requests nominations for its second annual book and article prize competitions. Creole histories and modern identity in the malay world 2018 is a powerful and important work of history, the result of prodigious archival research.

Ramanujan prize for book translations from south asian. The john richards south asian history book prize is a fitting way both to honor the memory of john and to nurture and promote the place of south asian history in the american academy. Coomaraswamy book prize 1996, given by the association for asian studies. The john whitney hall prize for englishlanguage scholarly books published on japan. The southeast conference of the association for asian studies secaas is a nonpolitical, nonprofit scholarly organization dedicated to promoting the study of asia in the southeastern region of the united states. In recognition of the excellence of his translations, the south asia council of the association for asian studies has established the a. The university of south carolina, columbia, is pleased to host the 57 th annual meeting of the southeast conference of the association for asian studies. Dissertation to book workshop american institute of. The department has trained generations of leaders in the field and remains one of the most distinguished places to study south asia in the united states.

Pioneer korean studies scholar james palais is commemorated in the name. Davesh soneji is associate professor in the department of south asia studies at the university of pennsylvania. The aiis book prize american institute of indian studies. Awarded by the southeast asia council of the association for asian studies the harry j. South asian studies columbia graduate school of arts. The religious landscape of the southern sacred peak nanyue in medieval china. It is the most important award for a book about south asia in the social sciences and. Laskars the atlas of reds and blues, published by counterpoint press, is the winner of the seventh annual crooks corner book prize for best debut novel set in the american south. Cohn book prize from the association for asian studies aas. 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. Awarded by the south asia council of the association for asian studies aas, the coomaraswamy prize honors distinguished scholarship in south asian studies that either promises to define or redefine our understanding of an entire subject area.

Interspecies relations in indias central himalayas animal intimacies, which will be published by the university of chicago press, asks what it means to live a life that is knotted with other lives for better or worse. Benda book prize first book on southeast asia sumit mandal, becoming arab. Palais prize for books in korean studies association for asian studies. The cohn prize honors outstanding and innovative scholarship across discipline and country of specialization for a first singleauthored monograph on south asia. The dsc prize for south asian literature 2018 shortlist. South asia is defined as the geographic area included in the modern states of afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, burma, india, the.

The dsc prize for south asian literature 2018 shortlist announced this year the dsc prize received a record 88 entries which included stunning portrayals of migration, war and the pain of. The american institute of indian studies aiis announces the award of two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an indian subject to promote scholarship in south asian studies. Richards prize for south asian history to be launched. The committee seeks original, scholarly monographs authored by sasaa members that make substantive contributions to south asian studies. The publications program of the harvard university asia center is one of the worlds largest and most widely respected publishers of scholarly information relating to east asian studies. South asian literature south asian studies research.

Aas 2019 book prizes association for asian studies. Anna stirr wins national recognition asian studies. South asian book prize awarded to professor of anthropology. The aas is pleased to announce the winners of this years prize competitions and offer congratulations to all honorees. The south asian literary association sala was founded in the early 1970s to promote the knowledge of south asia in the academy by bringing together interested faculty and students from around the globe to its annual conferences in the united states. Alyssa ayres, deputy assistant secretary, bureau of south and central asian affairs, us dept. The ananda kentish coomaraswamy book prize honors a distinguished work of scholarship in south asian studies that promises to define or redefine the understanding of whole subject areas.

In addition to journal articles, users can access book chapters. Authors could belong to this region through birth or be of any ethnicity but the writing should pertain to the south asian. South asia book award an initiative of the south asia. Asa awards and prizes american studies association. Cohn prize for first books on south asia the ananda kentish coomaraswamy prize for englishlanguage. Book prize awardees american institute of pakistan studies. Prize in the indian humanities was awarded to radhika govindrajan for animal intimacies. Devadasis, memory, and modernity in south india university of chicago press, 2012, which was awarded the 20 bernard s.

The prize is intended to encourage emerging writers, whether published by established publishing houses, by small independent publishers, or selfpublished. Alexander e davis building on postcolonial and constructivist approaches to international relations, this book argues that the same eurocentric assumptions about india pervade the foreign policies of the anglosphere states, international relations theory and the idea of the anglosphere. Cohn book prize from the association for asian studies. Alternatively, you may provide a focused essay written in an academic style that examines an article, book, exhibit, or. Early career and midcareer book prizes annual john legge prize for best thesis in asian studies. Richards prize in south asian history recognizes the most distinguished work of scholarship on south asian history published in english. About the book prize the crooks corner book prize is awarded for the best debut novel set in the american south. The association for asian american studies was founded in 1979 for the purpose of advancing the highest professional standard of excellence in teaching and research in the field of asian american studies. European history awards and prizes herbert baxter adams prize. The far eastern association reflected an area studies approach, geographically grounded division of labor, rather than by academic discipline, with the association subdivided into east asian, southeast asian, and south asian studies. Best first book in the history of religions, american academy of religion short listed for the award for excellence in textual studies category, american academy of religion harry j. Richards prize for south asian history to be launched robert b. Jan 29, 2020 the john richards south asian history book prize is a fitting way both to honor the memory of john and to nurture and promote the place of south asian history in the american academy. The dsc prize for south asian literature celebrates the rich and varied world of literature of the south asian region.

The dsc prize for south asian literature 2018 shortlist announced. The sasaa presidents prize is a biennial prize that rewards outstanding scholarship in south asian studies, in any discipline, by scholars at any stage of their research careers. Book prizes joseph levenson pre1900 book prize china lara blanchard, song dynasty figures of longing and desire. Anna stirr wins national recognition asian studies program. His research interests lie at the intersections of social and cultural history, religion, and anthropology. Books and authors published by harvard university press that have recently won awards or prizes. Bengali harlem and the lost histories of south asian america literary criticism min hyoung song. Race, identity and hierarchy in international relations. Authors could belong to this region through birth or be of any ethnicity but the writing should pertain to the south asian region in terms of content and theme. Creole histories and modern identity in the malay world cambridge university press citation. The prize will be awarded by the fass board of examiners on the recommendation of the head of south asian studies programme.

This prize, sponsored by the american institute for maghrib studies, is awarded annually to the best book on north africa. The south asia national outreach consortium sanoc is the sponsor of the south asia book award. Book prize adds to growing recognition of cisa faculty. In 1947, nek chand began building a rock garden in chandigarh, india, using natural and discarded manmade materials, including broken glass, porcelain. The dsc prize for south asian literature south asian. Resources are collectied in the humanities and social sciences, including. India, pakistan, bangladesh, afghanistan, sri lanka, and nepal in the spirit of. Professor amrute has also received the the diana forsythe prize from the american anthropological association for the book. Eligibility will be defined quite broadly, including books on any period or field of south asian historical studies and works which integrate south asian history. The aas is pleased to announce the winners of this years book prize competitions. Sanocs mission is to enhance k16 outreach programming by building a stronger network and collaboration among the south asia national resource centers, and institutions with south asia programming, across the united states. The south asian studies collection at indiana university supports the dhar india studies program within the school of global and international studies, as well as other relevant research and instruction within the school and in the college of arts and sciences. Aiis 2020 book prize winners we are happy to share some good news.