Western Association of Women Historians

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WAWH Networker deadline

Please visit our Calendar & Deadlines page for information about upcoming WAWH Networker deadlines.

Other professional opportunities of interest

  • Western Association of Women Historians Members receive a 20% discount off the regular subscription price to Frontiers, a multicultural and multi-disciplinary feminist journal.

  • SUNY Press Dissertation/First Book Prize in Women's and Gender Studies

    SUNY Press is proud to announce a new competition for the best single-authored dissertation or first book manuscript in the field of women's and gender studies. We welcome nonfiction  manuscripts that exemplify cutting-edge feminist scholarship, whether the area of focus is historical or contemporary. The competition is open to scholars from all disciplinary backgrounds, but we especially encourage work that speaks effectively across disciplines, and projects that offer new perspectives on concerns central to the field of women's and gender studies. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

    Feminist knowledge production
    Feminist politics
    Activism
    Intersectionality
    Gendered experiences of people of color
    Global and transnational feminisms
    Institutions and public policies
    Women of color feminisms
    Theories and practices of coalition
    Gender and globalization
    Coloniality, postcoloniality and neo-imperialism
    Girls studies
    Gender and queer sexuality
    Transgender studies
    Gender and violence
    Feminist philosophy and theory
    Gender and disability
    Gender and militarism
    Gender and labor practices
    Feminist science and environmental studies
    Feminist pedagogy
    Cultural production (media, film, music, literature)

    If a winner of the competition is selected, he or she will receive a publication contract with SUNY Press and a $3,000 advance. Runners up may also be considered for publication with SUNY Press. All submissions must be postmarked by July 1, 2008, and should include the following materials:

    --Cover letter
    --C.V.
    --Proposal, including a 4-5 page overview of the scope of the project and analysis of competing titles
    --Complete manuscript, at least 150 double spaced pages, 12 pt. Courier font

    Please mention the competition in your cover letter, and also indicate if any material from the manuscript has been previously published. The winner will be announced in the Fall of 2008. All submissions must be exclusive submissions to SUNY Press for the duration of the contest, and finalists will be notified by September 1, 2008.

    Please direct all questions and submissions to
    Larin McLaughlin
    Acquisitions Editor
    SUNY Press
    194 Washington Ave., Ste. 305
    Albany, NY 12210
    larin.mclaughlin@sunypress.edu

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updated April 21, 2008

 

The Western Association of Women Historians was founded in 1969 to promote the interests of women historians both in academic settings and in the field of history generally.

Drawing scholars from the Western states, the WAWH is the largest of the regional women's historical associations in the U.S.

The WAWH encourages the participation of academic historians and independent scholars, and welcomes literary scholars and art, theater, and film specialists.