The Brazil Section at\u00a0LASA\u00a0invites its members to submit scholarly\u00a0work for its annual prizes in the field of Brazilian Studies.\u00a0 Submissions in Portuguese, English, or Spanish will be considered in the following categories: \u00a0a) the best book about Brazil (US$ 500); the best article on Brazil published in an academic journal (US$ 300); and the best doctoral thesis focusing on Brazil (US$ 200).<\/p>\n
In all cases the Brazil Section award committees recognize innovative, rigorous, and well-crafted scholarship that contributes significantly to our understanding of Brazil, past and\/or presente.<\/p>\n
Only books and articles published in the 2015 calendar year are\u00a0eligible. The\u00a0same applies to\u00a0Ph.D. dissertations which must have been\u200b approved in\u00a0 2015.\u00a0Interdisciplinary work is welcome! Electronic (digital) books and edited volumes won’t be considered.<\/p>\n
All members of the Brazil Section are eligible to submit their work.\u00a0 If you know a colleague who is not a member but would like to be considered for one of the prizes – book, article or doctoral thesis – please inform the person that it is a requirement to join \u00a0LASA\u00a0and the Section before submission. Please spread the word.<\/p>\n
Submissions\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Ivani Vassoler<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Adam Joseph Shellhorse<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Joseph Marques<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
\n\u200ba. <\/b>\u200bD\u200b<\/b>octoral theses<\/b><\/div>\n
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\n\u200bTereza Albuquerque (<\/b><\/i>campitele@terra.com.br<\/span><\/a>)<\/div>\n
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\nb. Published articles<\/b><\/div>\n