AAASS announces a new book prize in literary and cultural studies

[NewsNet (Jolanta Davis)]

University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural
Studies 2009 Competition

The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS), in
conjunction with the sponsor - Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures at the University of Southern California, announces the 2009
competition for the University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary
and Cultural Studies. 

The prize will be awarded annually for an outstanding monograph published on
Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in the fields of literary and cultural
studies in the previous calendar year.

The University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural
Studies carries a cash award. The 2009 award will be presented in November
at the AAASS National Convention
<http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Eaaass/prizes/convention.html>  in Boston,
Massachusetts.


2009 University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural
Studies Committee

The winner of the 2009 University of Southern California Book Prize in
Literary and Cultural Studies will be chosen by the following scholars: 

John Bowlt, University of Southern California; Committee Chair, 2009-2011
(mailing address):
John Bowlt
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Southern California
Taper Hall 255
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4353

Margaret Beissinger, Princeton University; 2009-2011
(mailing address):
Margaret Beissinger
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
245 East Pyne
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544

Bożena Shallcross, University of Chicago; 2009-2011
(mailing address):
Bożena Shallcross
The University of Chicago
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Foster Hall 402
1130 E 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637


Rules of eligibility

Rules of eligibility for the University of Southern California Book Prize in
Literary and Cultural Studies competition are as follows:

*	The copyright date inside the book must list the previous calendar
year as the date of publication (the book must have been published in 2008
to be eligible for the 2009 competition)
*	The book must be originally in the form of a monograph, preferably
by a single author, or by no more than two authors
*	Authors may be of any nationality as long as the work is originally
published in English
*	Works may deal with any area of Russia, Eastern Europe, or Eurasia
*	The competition is open to works of scholarship in literary and
cultural studies, including studies in the visual arts, cinema, music, and
dance
*	Textbooks, collections, translations, bibliographies, and reference
works are ineligible


Nominating Instructions

Send one copy of eligible monograph to each Committee member (see addresses
above) AND to the AAASS main office (address in the footnote). Nominations
must be received no later than May 8, 2009.

Submissions should be clearly marked "University of Southern California Book
Prize Nomination." If you would like to receive an acknowledgment that your
nomination was received please enclose with the copy mailed to the AAASS
main office a note with your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped
envelope or a postcard.


Please note that this information is also posted to:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/prizes/uscprize.html

If you have any questions regarding this prize or any other prize presented
by the Association, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel.: 617-495-0679
Fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.aaass.org








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