Winner of the middle east studies association 20 undergraduate education award utilizing a mix of documentsincluding photographs, posters, diaries, diplomatic records, archival sources, and literary works the modern middle east and north africa. Feminine forms of resistance in afromexican folklore. Silver medalist, general nonfiction, florida book awards. Awards mesa book awards albert hourani book award nikki keddie book award fatima mernissi book award mesa mentoring award jere l. The houshang pourshariati iranian studies book award was established in 2005 to recognize outstanding publishing in iranian studies. Reading resources multicultural childrens book day.
The middle east book award, along with our sister programs the americas award, the childrens africana book award, the freeman book awards eastsoutheast asia, and the south asia book award, is pleased to recognize exemplary titles in globally focused literature for younger readers. The book offers compelling insights into the social life of poetry in an urban, middle eastern setting largely unknown in the west. The sydney taylor book award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the jewish. The albert hourani book award is an award honoring scholarly nonfiction books, given by the middle east studies association of north america mesa to. Jan 11, 2016 these books have won the middle east outreach council book award. The list contains a sampling of book awards and recommended reading lists that highlight highquality literature for young people about. Honorable mention, 2019 nikki keddie book award, middle east studies association. The middle east studies association mesa brings together scholars. Middle east association the officers free information. To recognize outstanding scholarship and contribution to the field, the association annually awards several prizes and awards, presented at the awards ceremony during the annual conference. Sponsored by the outreach council of the african studies association, the awards annually honor outstanding books published about africa in the u. Atiyeh, retired head of the near east section of the library congress, founding member of mela and of the middle east microform project, for his many contributions to middle east librarianship and scholarship. Shortlisted, foundation for the sociology of health and illness book prize for the new arab man. On june 16, 1976, hector pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest.
Book award, middle east studies association one of foreigna. Dec 12, 2014 middle east outreach council announces 2014 middle east book awards. The association recognizes a wide variety of distinguished historical work, which can take the form of an exceptional book in the field, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, film, or digital projects and resources. Middle east book award winners established in 2000, the middle east book awards recognize exemplary books for children and young adults that con tribute meaningfully to an understanding of the middle east and its component societies and cultures. Middle east studies association of north america wikipedia. Each year, cambridge university press is proud to receive a range of awards in the. Hammad brings together egyptian industrial workers. Since 1896 the association has conferred over a thousand awards.
This was in the now hardtoremember time when all official recognition was withheld from the plo. See more ideas about award winning books, the middle, best islamic books. Awardwinning books published by the university of north. In recent years, saudi arabia has experienced changes that have both altered the internal structure of the country and affected its foreign relations, and many works continue to propagate stereotypes about what the kingdom was, while paying little attention to recent developments. Khalidi, rashid department of history columbia university. Emergent masculinities, technologies, and islam in the middle east, british sociological association, 20. The albert hourani book award was established in 1991 to recognize outstanding publishing in middle east studies. Middle east studies association roster of fellows october. Since 1991 mesa has awarded the albert hourani book award to recognize the very best in middle east studies scholarship. Books published in the period between january 1, 2019 and may 31, 2020 are eligible to be nominated for the 2020 award. Mesa awards association for gulf and arabian peninsula. Aha awards and prizes american historical association. Imes proudly congratulates attiya ahmad, associate professor of anthropology and international affairs, for winning the 2018 middle east studies association fatima mernissi book award.
Middle east librarians association mela home facebook. African studies association 2019 awards for africanists piscataway, new jersey, 26 november 2019 the african studies association is honored to announce its annual awards heralding some of the most prominent contributions to the field of african studies. All prizes are awarded annually unless otherwise noted. The role of the eastern baltic in viking age communication across the baltic sea. Middle eastern studies sometimes referred to as near eastern studies is a name given to a number of academic programs associated with the study of the history, culture, politics, economies, and geography of the middle east, an area that is generally interpreted to cover a range of nations including israel, lebanon, palestine, jordan, egypt, iraq, iran, turkey, syria, saudi arabia, yemen, and.
The violence of frances empire in the algerian sahara, 18441902 columbia university press series history and society of the modern middle east leila fawaz, editor read more. The fatima mernissi book award is given to the best work in studies of gender, sexuality, and womens lived experience. Submission guidelines middle east book award middle. A new open access collection of newspapers from the middle east and north africa is now available to us from eastview and the center for research libraries.
Middle east studies association na, tucson, arizona. Bacharach service award mesa academic freedom award roger owen book award houshang pourshariati iranian studies book award malcolm h. Close overlay a title history is the publication history of a journal and includes a listing of the family of related journals. Her books and articles have covered topics relating to nationalism, imperialism, colonialism, postcolonial studies, missionary movements, religious communities, and language politics, especially in egypt and sudan. Pourshariati iranian studies book award, middle east studies association. The fatima mernissi book award was established in 2017 to recognize outstanding scholarship in studies of gender, sexuality, and womens lived experience. Under the umbrella of the giga, the imes is linked to relevant international associations. The association recognizes a wide variety of distinguished historical work, which can take the form of an exceptional book in the field, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the. Find award winners and honorable mentions in the fvrl catalog see more ideas about books, childrens books and books to read.
Jun 01, 2007 middle east studies association bulletin. For many it was clearly the highlight of the middle east studies association s november 2017. Nowhere boy by katherine marsh, darius the great is not okay by adib khorram, riding a donkey backwards by. In recognition of the special contributions to middle east librarianship by m. The middle east studies association mesa brings together scholars, educators and those interested in the study of the region. Middle east studies association na accueil facebook. Past award winners northeast modern language association. The middle east outreach council announces 2014 middle. Review of middle east studies industrial sexuality is a brilliant and highly original social history of modern egypt. Eleven princeton faculty elected to american academy of. More details of the middle east studies association and the awards can be found on their website.
Professor zuzanna olszewska wins middle east book award st. Presented by harvard university press and houghton library full list of contributing institutions 2015 new england publishing collaboration award, bookbuilders of boston. Together we debated professor bernard lewis and leon wieseltier at a oncecelebrated conference of the middle east studies association in cambridge in 1986, tossing and goring them somewhat in a duel over academic objectivity in the wider. Sharkey born 1967 is an american historian of the middle east and africa, and of the modern christian and islamic worlds. Winners were announced at the meoc annual business meeting at the middle east studies association. Professor zuzanna olszewska wins middle east book award. Hourani award of the middle east studies association, honorable mention. Our objectives are to promote high standards of scholarship and instruction, to facilitate collaboration among scholars and academic institutions, to encourage fieldwork and to mentor graduate students.
Middle east studies program university of wisconsin madison. The middle east outreach council meoc has announced the recipients of its 2014 middle east book awards in picture book, youth literature, and youth nonfiction categories. Benjamin claude brower university of texas at austin. The most common relationship is to a previous andor continuing title, where a journal continues publishing with a change to its official title. Inviting nominations to mesas 2019 awards competitions. Area and international studies undergraduate paper awards a new open access collection of newspapers from the middle east and north africa now available.
In 1991, africa access in collaboration with the outreach council of the african studies association created the childrens africana book awards with three major objectives 1 to encourage the publication of childrens and young adult books that contribute to a better understanding of african societies and issues, 2 to recognize literary excellence, and 3 to acknowledge the research. Our services include the middle east book award, an annual travel award for members to attend our annual meeting and workshop, and a member forum. The award was named for albert hourani to recognize his long and distinguished career as teacher and mentor. The association for gulf and arabian peninsula studies agaps is a scholarly association.
The middle east dialogue is for policy makers, scholars, business and social leaders, to discuss current issues. Middle east studies association often referred to as mesa is a learned society, and according to its website, a nonprofit association that fosters the study of the middle east, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications and services that enhance education, further intellectual. Submission procedures vary each year and are posted each spring aprilmay after the councils meet at the aas annual conference. The asa announced the honors on saturday, 23 november 2019 in boston during the closing ceremony of. Albert hourani book award middle east studies association. Kerr dissertation awards wadad kadi travel fellowships for doctoral students mesa. Past recipients who are not presenting at middle east studies night will be asked to have a professional poster display of their travels and research. Morality and repression in the making of cold war brazil by benjamin a. Middle east studies from deakin university provide a comprehensive understanding of the events and issues shaping the region, with an emphasis on both historical and contemporary issues relevant to the analysis of the middle east as a regional system, as well as its place in the international system. Lesley wilkins, bibliographer for law of the islamic world at the harvard law school library who passed away on 23 july 2007, the middle east librarians association mela has established the m. Middle east monitor is proud to host the annual award ceremony to celebrate the best books written in english.
Her books include barriers to democracy 2007, which won the 2008 apsa best book award in comparative democratization, and of empires and citizens, which was published by. Emergent masculinities, technologies, and islam in the middle east, british sociological association. Each of these societies has its own historic focus. Although every age has its crises, it is hard not to feel that we are in a moment of critical import for the future of. The middle east dialogue med has established an international reputation as a focal point for new research, and a forum for the exchange of opinions and different views. Hector, a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid. Dont forget to send in your nominations for the mesa book awards by april 1.
A history in documents is structured around an underlying theme of unity in diversity. Middle east studies association roster of fellows october 1973 middle east studies association on. Hawkins award winner, association of american publishers. In addition to its three book awards, mesa also administers two biennial book awards. Nov 19, 2018 established in 1999, the middle east book award recognizes quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of the middle east and its component societies and cultures. The healing gayl jones, 1998 finalist new and selected poems, volume one mary oliver, 1992. The george atiyeh prize was founded by the middle east librarians association in 1999 to honor george n.
Aoise stratford, cornell university 2020 caity essay award abortion, infanticide, sterilization and the monstrous maternal in suzanlori parkss red letter plays. Phi beta delta with international issues, pi alpha. The 2018 sheikh hamad award for translation and international understanding in the category of translation from arabic into english. Brazil section award, latin american studies association brazil section. The black freedom struggle in escambia county, florida, 19601980 by j. The nikki keddie book award focuses on exceptional scholarship in religion, revolution, andor society. Industrial sexuality is an important contribution to the fields of both middle eastern and gender studies. Middle east studies association of north america, inc. Middle east outreach council middle east book award. Middle east association the free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity.
The prize is named after albert hourani, to recognize his long and distinguished career as teacher and mentor. Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2000 furthering nonpartisan understanding about the middle east sponsored by middle east. The list of awards below was originally published in children and libraries vol. The middle east studies association mesa is a nonpolitical association that fosters the study of the middle east, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications and services that enhance education, further intellectual. This is not an event by the uwmadison middle east studies program. Associate professor of history zeinab abulmagd was awarded the roger owen book award for her book imagined empires. Middle east studies association albert hourani book award for palestinian. Nov 28, 2016 the book offers compelling insights into the social life of poetry in an urban, middle eastern setting largely unknown in the west.
More information about professor olszewskas work can be found on her faculty webpage. Middle east studies a dangerous profession daniel pipes. He is currently the hamad bin khalifa althani professor in communication at northwestern university in the department of radiofilmtelevision, an affiliate faculty member in the department of art history, and a core. Nominations for the albert hourani book award, the nikki keddie book award, and the fatima mernissi book award are made. Dec 20, 2017 the large room at the marriott wardman park was filled to overflowing on sunday afternoon for a special session billed as thinking palestine intersectionally. Of those, nearly half fortyone were on arabisraeli issues. The researcher must collaborate with a research or educational institution, or a communitygovernment agency from the host country. For example, it is a member of the council of the european association for middle eastern studies and also has members in the german middle east studies association for contemporary research and documentation. Submission guidelines middle east book award middle east. The global middle east, then and now many of the problems that concern scholars of the middle east transcend national and regional boundaries.
Annual meeting current meeting book bazaar book bazaar floor plan hotel chairs sponsorships film festival call for papers call for. Middle east book award, given by the middle east outreach. The middle east outreach council announces 2014 middle east. Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2000 furthering nonpartisan understanding about the middle east sponsored by middle east outreach council. Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides. The middle east studies association imagines its future. Association for gulf and arabian peninsula studies agaps.
Phi beta delta, pi alpha alpha, pi sigma alpha, and phi sigma omega. Dec 06, 2009 an earlier expresident of the middle east studies association was likewise murdered in his office by angry arabs, that being malcolm kerr, 52, then president of the american university of beirut who was shot and killed in 1984. Industrial sexuality gender, urbanization, and social. The award is named for houshang pourshariati to recognize his long and distinguished career as a journalist and writer. The policy studies organization cosponsors awards with the american political science association and supports, through its active individual members in many places, the activities of four honorary greek societies. The annual award was named for fatima mernissi to recognize her long and distinguished career as a scholar and as a public intellectual. I wish the new editorial team the best of luck and look forward to seeing nmes grow and evolve. Meocs target audience is nonspecialists at the k12 and college levels, although its services are also relevant to broader community needs. Inviting nominations to the middle east studies association s mesa 2019 awards competitions. We are the uks premier middle east studies association.
Together we debated professor bernard lewis and leon wieseltier at a oncecelebrated conference of the middle east studies association in cambridge in 1986, tossing and goring them somewhat in a duel over academic objectivity in the wider discipline. Books must address in a substantive way any part of the middle east region, or any of its component peoples or cultures, either through expository text nonfiction category or through characterization, action and plot picture book and youth literature categories. A brief history of saudi arabia by james wynbrandt. The 2018 winner of the early slavic studies association prize for best new book on early slavic studies. The middle east studies association mesa is a nonprofit association that fosters the study of the middle east, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications and services that enhance education, further intellectual exchange, recognize.
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