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| Political History Prize | | | | PUBLIC HISTORY PRIZEThe Canadian Committee on Public History invites nominations for the inaugural Public History Prize, to be awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association in Fredericton. The award will recognize work that achieves high standards of original research, scholarship, and presentation; brings an innovative public history contribution to its audience; and serves as a model for future work, advancing the field of public history in Canada. Nominations are encouraged on the nature and evolution of public history; the workings of memory,commemoration, and their application in public life; archival practice and policy; museum studies; and the presence of historical events and themes in society. Works in public history published in 2009 and 2010 are eligible for consideration and may include: books(monographs, edited collections of essays, or published works of comparable scope); exhibitions and/or exhibition catalogues; documentary films; web sites; and other public history products representing scholarship in the field of public history. All residents of Canada, or Canadian citizens living outside Canada, are eligible. The prize may be awarded to individuals or to groups of researchers where the principal researcher is a Canadian resident or citizen. Works beyond the field of Canadian History are encouraged. The deadline for receipt of nominations is 15 March 2011. Please send three (3) copies of the original work (or a portfolio conveying the content, presentation, and audience) to:
Public History Prize Committee :
Benjamin Isitt, University of British Columbia
Michelle Cinanni, Parks Canada
Jerry Bannister, Dalhousie University
c/o: Department of History, University of British Columbia
#1297-1873 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 isitt@interchange.ubc.ca | | |
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