The American Ethnological Society Senior Book Prize is open.  Nomination materials must be submitted to members of the jury by April 15, 2024.

The prize goes to a work that is deeply ethnographic and speaks to contemporary social issues with relevance beyond the discipline and beyond the academy.

Ethnographies and critical works in contemporary theory — single-authored or multi-authored but not edited collections are eligible. The author must be an anthropologist who has held a PhD, or equivalent, for at least 10 years. This award is opened to scholars working inside or outside the academy who have already published a previous monograph or co-authored book. The book should have a publication date of either 2022 or 2023 and may not have been previously submitted for this prize.

The jury for the prize is chaired by an AES councilor, who selects two or three other scholars as jury members.

Letters of nomination must come from scholars; self-nominations and nominations from publishers are not invited.

Criteria may include: originality, rigor, and maturity of research; an innovative approach to ethnography; theoretical sophistication and depth; thematic prescience; and an enduring contribution to Anthropology and beyond.

Announcements regarding the deadlines and other specifics will be posted on this website, as well as through the Anthropology News “AES Section News” column and other e-mail and social media-based publicity.

To submit, please submit nominator, book, and author information through the form below.  Please upload your nomination letter through the form.  A hard copy of the book or a PDF/e-book should be mailed to each of the AES Senior Prize judges by the April 15, 2024 deadline, to the addresses below. Books and letters of nomination must be received by the deadline for full consideration.

Daromir Rudnyckyj (Chair)
Via post:
Department of Anthropology
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria BC V8W 2Y2 Canada

Or via courier (e.g.UPS, DHL, FedEx):
University of Victoria
Department of Anthropology
Cornett Building Room B228
3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road)
Victoria BC V8P 5C2 Canada
daromir@uvic.ca


Sameena Mulla
Candler 129A
Department of Women’t, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Emory University
550 Asbury Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
sameena.mulla@emory.edu

Brandon Hunter-Pazzara
Department of Anthropology
Georgetown University
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057 USA
brandon.hunter87@gmail.com

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