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The Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History, an affiliate society of the American Historical Association, has established the Allan Bérubé Prize, to recognize outstanding work in public or community-based lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer history. While books or essays written for a broad audience are eligible for consideration, we are looking in particular to recognize other types of historical work, including -- but not limited to -- websites, blogs, podcasts, and other online media; documentary film and video; archival and oral history projects; museum and other curated public exhibitions and installations; walking tours; radio programming; PowerPoint presentations, and other organizational/program development efforts whose primary audiences are not academic specialists. Scholarly publications that politically intervene in the relationship between academic and public/community-based history may also be considered. While institutionally affiliated scholars may apply based on public or community-oriented projects, individuals with a history of independent or community-based work will be given priority and are especially encouraged to apply.
The 2010 Bérubé Prize, which is underwritten by the GLBT Historical Society (San Francisco, Calif.), will recognize excellence in work completed in the previous two calendar years (2008 and 2009). Projects by individuals, groups, community organizations, or other organizations may be nominated. Individuals or organizational entities responsible for the project should nominate themselves.
Nominations and supporting materials should specifically address three criteria:
(1) the creativity and/or innovativeness of the approach;
(2) the quality of historical research and interpretation resulting from the use of material culture, oral history, or any other type of historical evidence; and,
(3) the social, cultural, civic, and/or intellectual impact of the project.
Procedures and Submission Requirements
1. Nominations should be submitted in the form of a project abstract (not to exceed 250 words) and a written narrative (not to exceed 1,500 words). The narrative should clearly address the three criteria, and, if applicable, identify the project’s primary and secondary audience.
2. Nominations for projects such as DVDs, videos, CDs, etc. should include copies of the production, submitted with the written narrative and other materials. Other types of nominated projects should include documentation appropriate to the form of historical work involved, e.g., exhibition guides/catalogs, walking tour maps, and photographs of installations. For online projects, the submitted materials should clearly identify the URLs for committee members to read/listen to the historical materials.
3. Nominations should include pertinent supporting documents, such as a copy of the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae if available. If the nominee is an organization or institution, information on its governance, mission, and size should also be provided. Formal reviews from newspapers, magazines, professional journals, or other evidence of public feedback is encouraged but not required.
4. A total of three copies of all submission materials are required. Send one set of application materials to each of the three following Prize Committee members:
Marc Stein (Prize Committee Chair)
York University
Founders College 234
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, CANADA
[Please note that mail from the United States to Canada requires international
postage]
Nicholas Syrett
History Department
Campus Box 116
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Ellen Zitani
24-21 29th Street, 1R
Astoria, NY 11102
Submissions must be postmarked by 31 December 2009.
If you have questions about the prize, please contact the CLGBTH Chair, Ian Lekus, at lekus@fas.harvard.edu. Do not send submission materials to the CLGBTH Chair.
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