The Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association (SHA-LACS) is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted for several prizes, as outlined below. All applicants must be members of LACS.
*Any questions should be directed to the president of SHA-LACS, Prof. Juan José Ponce Vázquez, The University of Alabama, jponcevazquez@ua.edu
Kimberly Hanger Article Prize—
Professor Kimberly Hanger was a historian of Louisiana’s Spanish colonial period, and author of, among other publications, her classic Bounded Lives, Bounded Places (Duke, [1997] 2002).
We invite submissions for articles published on Latin America, the Atlantic World, the Borderlands, and the Caribbean, time frame of study is open. The article itself must have been published between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021.
Criteria for selection include: quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and writing quality.
Please include a cover letter with the name of the author, institutional affiliation, and an article abstract.
Email submissions by JUNE 1 to ALL of the following committee members:
Prof. Corinna Zeltsman, committee chair
Georgia Southern University
czeltsman@georgiasouthern.edu
Prof. Joshua Savala
Rollins College
jsavala@rollins.edu
Prof. G. Antonio Espinoza
Virginia Commonwealth University
gaespinoza@vcu.edu
Prof. Erica Johnson Edwards
Francis Marion University
ejohnson@fmarion.edu
Murdo J. MacLeod Book Prize—
Professor Murdo J. MacLeod is a historian of colonial Latin American and the Caribbean. He wrote, among other works,Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History (University of TX Press, [1973], [1984], 2008).
We invite submissions for books published on Latin America, the Atlantic World, the Borderlands, and the Caribbean, time frame of study is open. The book itself must have been published between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021.
Criteria for selection include: quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and writing quality.
Please include a cover letter with the name of the author, institutional affiliation, and a summary of the book.
SEND by mail a hard copy of submission by JUNE 1 to ALL of the following committee members:
Prof. Alejandra Dubcovsky, committee chair
University of California Riverside
alejandra.dubcovsky@ucr.edu
(Please contact Professor Dubcovsky for mailing address)
Prof. April J. Mayes
Pomona College
University of North Carolina
April.Mayes@pomona.edu
Mail to:
Prof. April Mayes
Pomona College
550 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
Prof. Matthew Butler
University of Texas – Austin
mbutler@austin.utexas.edu
Mail to:
Prof. Matthew Butler
University of Texas at Austin
128 Inner Campus Dr. B7000
GAR 1.104
Austin, Texas 78712-1739
Prof. Erica Johnson Edwards
Francis Marion University
ejohnson@fmarion.edu
Mail to:
Prof. Johnson Edwards
2001 Morganton Rd
Fayetteville, NC 28305
Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. Prize—
Professor Woodward taught at the University of North Carolina (1963-1970), at Tulane University (1970-1999), and at Texas Christian University (1999-2003). He authored numerous publications, including: Class Privilege and Economic Development: The Consulado de Comercio of Guatemala, 1793-1871 (1966), Robinson Crusoe’s Island: A History of the Juan Fernández Islands (1969), Central America: A Nation Divided ([1976], [1985] 1999).
We invite submissions for graduate student papers presented during the November 2021 conference on Latin America, the Atlantic World, the Borderlands, and the Caribbean, time frame of study is open.
Criteria for selection include: quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations, and writing quality.
Please include a cover letter with the name of the author, contact information, institutional affiliation, and a paper abstract.
Email submissions by JUNE 1 to ALL of the following committee members:
Professor Casey Schmitt, committee chair
Cornell University
cs2437@cornell.edu
Professor Mary Draper
Midwestern State University Texas
mary.draper@msutexas.edu
Professor Kelly Urban
University of Southern Alabama
kurban@southalabama.edu
Prof. Erica Johnson Edwards
Francis Marion University
ejohnson@fmarion.edu
Richmond F. Brown Prize—
As a graduate student, Richmond Brown trained under Professor Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. at Tulane University. His areas of regional expertise were colonial Central America and the Spanish Southeast. His publications, among others, includeJuan Fermín de Aycinena: Central American Entrepreneur, 1729-1796(University of Oaklahoma Press, 1997), andCoastal Encounters: The Transformation of the Gulf South in the 18th Century (University of Nebraska Press, 2008).
We invite submissions for dissertations written on Latin America, the Atlantic World, the Borderlands, and the Caribbean, time frame of study is open. The dissertation itself must have been completed and defended between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021.
Criteria for selection include: quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and writing quality.
Please include a cover letter with the name of the author, institutional affiliation, and a dissertation abstract.
Email submissions by JUNE 1 to ALL of the following committee members:
Professor Fabricio Prado, committee chair
College of William and Mary
fpprado@wm.edu
Professor Daniel da Silva
Rutgers University
ddsilva@rutgers.edu
Professor Maria Cecilia Ulrickson
Catholic University of America
ulricksonm@cua.edu
Prof. Erica Johnson Edwards
Francis Marion University
ejohnson@fmarion.edu
