of the Society for Medical Anthropology, is pleased to announce its
ninth annual award competition for the best graduate student paper on
anthropology and reproduction. Submissions from all anthropological
subdisciplines are encouraged.
Criteria on which the papers will be judged:
Ethnographic richness based on original fieldwork
Anthropological methodology
Linkage of work to literature in anthropology and reproduction
Effective use of theory and data
Originality/Creativity
Organization, quality of writing, and coherence of argument
The papers will be read by a committee of CAR members. The author of
the winning paper will receive a cash award of approximately $250. The
winner will be announced in both the CAR Newsletter and the
Anthropology Newsletter, and an abstract will be published in the CAR
Newsletter.
Submissions must be postmarked by June 1, 2009. Please send four hard
copies to:
Elise Andaya, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology,
University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Arts and Sciences Rm 241,
Albany, NY 12222
Please do not include identifying information on the essay itself. On
a separate page, include your name, mailing address, email address,
and school affiliation. Papers should be double-spaced, no more than
9,000 words, and references should be formatted in American
Anthropologist style. Papers already published or accepted for
publication at time of submission are not eligible. Questions may be
directed to Elise Andaya at eandaya@albany.edu
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