Animals and Society Call for Awards Nominations
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Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Scholarship
The Animals & Society section announces its 2012 Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Scholarship. Papers may be empirical or theoretical, and they may be on any aspect of animals and society. To be eligible, a paper may not be published, accepted for publication, or under review for publication. Papers which have been presented at a professional meeting or which have been submitted for presentation at a professional conference are eligible. Jointly authored works are eligible, as long as all authors have student status. Papers must be no longer than 25 pages, including all notes, references, and tables. When submitting your paper, please include a brief letter from your adviser certifying your graduate student status.
Papers must be emailed by February 1st, 2012 to: Jessica Greenbaum, greenebaumj@ccsu.edu.
The 2011 award will be given for distinguished scholarship in the form of an article to an author(s) whose work makes a significant empirical or theoretical contribution to the sociological understanding of animals and society. The work must have been published within the 2010 or 2011 calendar year. To nominate a book (self-nominations are acceptable), please provide the author(s), the title of the book, the relevant book information, the publication date, and a two page letter outlining why you believe this work is a substantial contribution to the field.
The deadline for nominations is February 1st, 2012 and should be sent to Jessica Greenbaum, greenebaumj@ccsu.edu.
The Clifton Bryant Animals & Society Course Award
The ASA Section on Animals & Society seeks nominations for the 2012 Award for Outstanding Course on Animals & Society. To place a name in nomination, please send a letter to the Section Chair indicating the name of the nominee (self nominations are permitted), current curriculum vitae, a copy of the course syllabus and a discussion of the nominee’s distinguished contributions to undergraduate or graduate understandings of animals & society. Please indicate the mailing address, E-mail address and telephone number where both you and the nominee may be contacted.
Eligibility: Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and the Section on Animals & Society.
Please send your nomination letter as soon as possible, but no later than January 31, 2012. Application portfolios must be received by March 31, 2012. Please send all materials to Jessica Greenbaum, greenebaumj@ccsu.edu.