Culture Section 2009 Prize Committees
Submission Deadline: Feb. 16, 2009
Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book
Section members, authors, or publishers may nominate books published in 2007-2009. Self-nominations are welcome. Send a copy of the book and a nominating letter, including a description of the book and its significance, to each of the committee members. The deadline for nominations and receipt of books is February 16, 2009.
Maria Kefalas (Chair)
Dept. of Sociology
Saint Joseph's University
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
Elizabeth M. Armstrong
Dept. of Sociology
Indiana University
Ballantine Hall 744
1020 East Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-7103
Laura Grindstaff
Department of Sociology
University of California, Davis
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-8701
Clifford Geertz Prize for Best Article
Section members may nominate articles published in 2007-2009. Self-nominations are welcome. Send an electronic copy to each member of the prize committee. The deadline for nominations and receipt of articles is February 16, 2009.
Victoria D. Alexander (Chair)
Department of Sociology
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XH
United Kingdom
Joachim Savelsberg
Department of Sociology
University of Minnesota
909 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Omar Lizardo
Dept. of Sociology
University of Notre Dame
810 Flanner Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Suzanne Langer Prize for Best Student Paper
Section members may nominate any work (published or unpublished, but not previously submitted for this prize) by someone who is a student at the time of submission. Self-nominations are welcome. This award includes a $300 prize to reimburse part of the cost of attending the 2009 ASA Annual Meeting. Send an electronic copy to Lester Kurtz and Lisa McCormick; Stephen Vaisey would prefer a hard copy. The deadline for nominations and receipt of works is February 16, 2009.
Lester Kurtz (Chair)
Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
George Mason University
MSN 3G5
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Stephen Vaisey
Dept. of Sociology
UC Berkeley
410 Barrows Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1980
Lisa McCormick
Dept. of Sociology
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA 19041
