CALL FOR NOMINATIONS :
The Society for Historical Archaeology James Deetz Book Award
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The Society for Historical Archaeology James Deetz Award Committee is seeking nominations from members, authors, and publishers for the 2009 award.
The Deetz Award is named for James Deetz (1930–2000), whose books are classics for professional archaeologists as well as for non-specialists. Deetz's accessible and entertaining style of writing gave his books influence beyond the discipline because they are read by a broad audience of non-specialists. The Deetz Award is intended to recognize books and monographs that are similarly well written and accessible to all potential readers.
Books and monographs bearing a date of publication of 2005, 2006, or 2007 will be eligible for consideration for the award that will be presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Submissions must meet the following criteria:
- Historical or post-medieval archaeology must be the major focus of the work;
- The work must be based upon archaeological evidence rather than strictly upon historical evidence;
- The work may deal with European, colonial, or indigenous cultural groups in early modern and modern times but not solely with prehistory;
- The work may be a monograph or an edited volume of essays on the same theme;
- The work must be well written and accessible and have appeal both to crossover audiences and to the public (i.e., not aimed specifically at scholarly or specialist audiences).
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Please send Letter of Nomination and 3 sample copies for distribution to the Committee, or direct questions, to:
Deetz Book Award
c/o Mary C. Beaudry, Chair
SHA Awards Committee
Department of Archaeology
675 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215–1406
(617) 358–1650
FAX: (617) 353–6800
E-mail: beaudry@bu.edu
Previous Winners
| 2004 | Thomas N. Layton Gifts of the Celestial Kingdom: A Shipwrecked Cargo for Gold Rush California (Stanford University Press, 2002). |
| 2005 | Laurie A. Wilkie The Archaeology of Mothering: An African-American Midwife's Tale (Routledge, 2003). |
| 2006 | Jane Perkins Claney, Rockingham Ware in American Culture, 1830-1930: Reading Historical Artifacts (University Press of New England, 2004). |
| 2007 | Kent G. Lightfoot, Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers (University of California Press, 2004) |
| 2008 | Mark P. Leone, The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital: Excavations in Annapolis. (University of California Press, 2005) |
