Student Paper Prize

The Society for Humanistic Anthropology (SHA) invites submissions for the second annual Student Paper Prize. There are two categories: undergraduate and graduate. The graduate prize will be awarded to the best paper delivered at any conference sponsored by the American Anthropological Association since the last award date. Undergraduate submissions are not limited to conference papers. A committee consisting of SHA members will judge the papers on originality, creativity, clarity of writing, and most importantly, contribution to humanistic anthropology—the extent to which they:

• Explore what anthropology reveals about being human
• Capture the ways in which people create and/or transform meaning in various contexts
• Address the relationship between researcher and subjects
• Challenge conventional academic writing through alternative literary genres
• Make anthropology accessible to the general public.

Papers should be 7-10 pages in length (double-spaced and in 12-pt font, excluding references), and should be submitted in hard copy and electronic version. Papers should be accompanied by a brief cover letter, including academic affiliation, year in program of study, contact information, the relevant category of submission (undergraduate or graduate), and relevant details about the paper (at which conference was it presented, or for what course was it written?). Please include your name, academic affiliation, and contact information on the title page, but do not include any identifying information on the actual paper. Papers already published or accepted for publication at the time of submission are not eligible, but papers currently under consideration may be submitted. A student need not be a member of the Society for Humanistic Anthropology to submit a paper. Any student currently enrolled in any accredited college or university in any nation is eligible for these prizes. Limit one submission per student.

The author of the winning paper in each category will receive $50 and a one-year subscription to the journal, Anthropology and Humanism, published by the Society for Humanistic Anthropology. An abstract of the winning paper in each category will also be published in the SHA column of the Anthropology Newsletter of the AAA. Prizes will be awarded during the prize readings session sponsored by the SHA at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association.

For more information, refer to the webpage.

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