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ESSE Book Awards ESSE
BOOK AWARDS 2010
For books first published in 2008 or 2009 ESSE Book Award (Category 1): A book prize of 1500 euro will be awarded by ESSE in 2010, coinciding with the 10th Conference to be held in Turin, for books first published in 2008 or 2009 in each of the following fields: a) English language and
linguistics
b) Literatures in the English language c) Cultural studies in English ESSE Book Award for Junior Scholars (Category B): A further book prize of 500 euro will be awarded by ESSE in 2010 to a junior scholar for a first research book published in English in each of the three fields mentioned above, provided that publication was in 2008 or 2009. The deadline for submission of books is 1 February 2010. The winners will be announced on the occasion of ESSE/10 in Turin. The requirements are as follows: (1) Books eligible for prizes will be those published in English; they should have an ISBN number. PhD dissertations published in book format, with an ISBN number, are accepted. Editions of collected essays will NOT qualify for these prizes. The books must be works of scholarly research in the field of English studies. Undergraduate textbooks will not be considered. (2) Any number of books may be submitted by the same author (provided that they are published within the admitted period of time), except for category B, since junior scholars are expected to submit their first research book published in English. (3) All books will be evaluated strictly on the basis of their academic value, without regard to publisher, country of publication or nationality of the author. (4) Authors must be members of national associations affiliated to ESSE. (5) Three copies must be provided of each book submitted for consideration. No book will be considered for an award unless three copies have been received. The copies will not be returned. (6) Candidates should first write to the ESSE Secretary, Dr Slavka Tomascikova <slavka.tomascikova@upjs.sk>, informing her of their intention to participate, declaring their affiliation to a national association which is a member of ESSE, giving their university address, mentioning the field to which their book belongs, and indicating whether the copies of the book will be sent by the author or by the publisher. Candidates for the Category B award should also include a brief CV which must contain at least their date of birth, university affiliation, main field(s) of research and previous publications. (7) After receiving the Secretary's approval, the three review copies should be sent to her (Dr Slavka Tomascikova. Department of British and US Studies, Faculty of Arts, P. J. Safarik University. Petzvalova 4. 040 11 Kosice. Slovakia) by 1st FEBRUARY 2010. The deadline must be observed. (8) The selection committees (three members each) will be appointed by the Board of ESSE in each of the three fields and for the two categories named above. Their composition will not be made public. Board members shall not pass on any information concerning this matter to the members of their associations. The Executive will replace any members who are unable to carry out their duties. The Chairs of the selection committees will report progress regularly to the President. The members of the committees can be Board members or ESSE members invited by the Board to do the selection job. The members of the committees are excluded from submitting their own books. (9) Two months before the opening of the conference a shortlist of a maximum of five books in each field and category will be announced on the ESSE Website. Board members are asked to report to the President any misgivings that they may have about the propriety of awarding a prize to any book on the shortlist, with the President passing on such comments to the committees if he deems it appropriate. The committees will recommend the awards to the Board, or they may recommend that no award be made in a particular field. The committees can also recommend the conferment of "honourable mentions" to any shortlisted books. The President will report to the Board whether the work of the committees has been satisfactorily conducted. The Board may then approve the recommendations of the committees or they may reject a recommendation, in which case no award will be given in that field or category. Winners will be informed immediately in confidence, and the awards will be publicly announced at the General Meeting of ESSE, in Turin. ESSE BOOK AWARD - The winners for 2008 a) Field of
English language and linguistics:
No prize was awarded in this field in 2008. b) Field of
Literatures in the English language:
The prize was awarded to Clare
Brant for her book Eighteenth-Century
Letters and British Culture. Palgrave
Macmillan, 2006: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=271521
The committee issued the following statement concerning the book: "In her book
Eighteenth-Century Letters and British Culture (Palgrave,
Macmillan, 2006), Clare Brant offers an excellent survey of
letter-writing as well as a profound, well-researched and documented
study of the 18th-century British culture. Studying an impressive
amount of letters, she explores varied epistolary techniques and shows
what systematic attention to letters can reveal about the messages
themselves, their authors, and those to whom they are addressed.
Moreover, through the medium of letter-writing, Brant has chosen an interesting lens to look at the 18th-century English literature and culture. Her study is not a mere exploration of epistolary forms, but a lively introduction into a fascinating epoch, with its specific manners and life-style. The author’s argument is engaging, bold and forceful, and its scope is really impressive."
c) Field of
Cultural Studies in English:
No prize was awarded in this field in 2008. ESSE BOOK AWARD - The winners for 2006  English Literature : Derek Attridge (University of York) for his book The Singularity of Literature (London: Routledge), 2004. http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/engl/staff/academic/attridge.htm (see below the photograph of Professor Attridge receiving the ESSE Book Award for English Literature from Professor Adolphe Haberer, President of ESSE in the Beveridge Hall, Senate House, on 2nd September 2006).
Cultural Studies :
Stavros Stavrou Karayanni
( University of Nicosia , Cyprus ) for his book Dancing, Fear and
Desire: Race, Sexuality and Imperial Politics in Middle Eastern Dance
( Waterloo , Ontario : Wilfird Laurier UP), 2005.
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The
Linguistics of English : John Holm
(University of Coimbra, Portugal) for his book Languages in
Contact: The Partial Restructuring of Vernaculars ( Cambridge :
CUP), 2004.