LASA Sections

LASA Prizes – México Section

LASA-México invites submissions and nominations for the following awards:

• Best Book in the Humanities
• Best Book in Social Sciences
• Best Article in the Humanities
• Best Article in Social Sciences
• Best Dissertation

Books and articles should be published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Dissertations must have been submitted to, defended, and accepted by the Graduate School of the author between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. Authors and nominators are responsible for the accuracy of date of the publication/ acceptance, and for handing in the book, article or dissertation by the deadline. Submissions (electronic submissions only) should be made to the co-chair of the Mexico Section, Dr. Elena Deanda at
edeanda2@washcoll.edu, and must be accompanied by the author’s contact information. Books will be evaluated for the quality of their research, analysis, methodology, writing excellence, and their significant
contribution to the field of Mexican Studies. The deadline for submissions and nominations, as well as reception of books, articles or dissertations is October 20, 2023. Authors must be members of LASA and of the LASA Section to compete for any category, with the exception of the Prize for the Best Dissertation. The committees will have their decision by March 22, 2024. And the winners will be recognized at the section’s business meeting at the LASA Conference in Bogotá in June, 2024.

 

Premio: Best Book in the Humanities – Mexico Section

The Mexico Section Best Book in the Humanities is given to the best book on Mexico in the Humanities, published in Spanish, Portuguese, or English, in any country. Authors, editorials, or LASA members can nominate books in this category. Books should be published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Neither translations, re-editions, nor edited volumes will be considered. Authors or nominators are responsible for the accuracy of date of the publication/acceptance, and for the handing of the book (electronic submission only) by the deadline. Submissions should be made electronically to the co-chair of the Mexico Section, edeanda2@washcoll.edu, and must be accompanied by the author’s contact information. Books will be evaluated for the quality of their research, analysis, methodology, writing excellence, and their significant contribution to the field of Mexican Studies. The deadline to submitting books is October 20, 2023. The prize will be announced in March 22, 2024 and the winner will be recognized in the LASA Conference in Bogotá in
June, 2024.

Committee:
Ana Sabau, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
José Roberto Cruz Arzabal, Universidad Veracruzana
Oswaldo Zavala, City University of New York, Staten Island
Philippe Meers, University of Antwerp

Premio: Best Book in the Social Sciences – Mexico Section

The Mexico Section Best Book in the Humanities is given to the best book on Mexico in the Social Sciences, published in Spanish, Portuguese, or English, in any country. Authors, editorials, or LASA members can nominate books in this category. Books should be published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Neither translations, re-editions, nor edited volumes will be considered. Authors or nominators are responsible for the accuracy of date of the publication, and for the handing of the book (electronic submission only) by the deadline. Submissions should be made electronically to the co-chair of the Mexico Section, edeanda2@washcoll.edu, and must be accompanied by the author’s contact information. Books will be evaluated for the quality of their research, analysis, methodology, writing excellence, and their significant contribution to the field of Mexican Studies. The deadline to submitting books is October 20, 2023. The prize will be announced in March 22, 2024 and the winner will be recognized in the LASA Conference in Bogotá in
June, 2024.

Committee:
Nora Jaffary, Concordia University
Vicente Moctezuma Mendoza, Universidad Autónoma de México
Jurgen Buchenau, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Douglass Sullivan González, University of Mississippi

Best Article in the Humanities – Mexico Section

The Mexico Section Best Article in the Humanities is given to the best article on Mexico in the Humanities, published in Spanish, Portuguese, or English, in any country. Authors, editorials, or LASA members can nominate articles in this category. Articles should be published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The article must be within 5,000-9,000 words. Neither translations nor re-editions will be considered, but book chapters will be considered. Authors or nominators are responsible for the accuracy of date of the publication/acceptance, and for the handing of the article (electronic submission only) by the deadline. Submissions should be made electronically to the co-chair of the Mexico Section, edeanda2@washcoll.edu, and must be accompanied by the author’s contact information. Articles will be evaluated for the quality of their research, analysis, methodology, writing excellence, and their significant contribution to the field of Mexican Studies. The deadline to submitting articles is October 20, 2023. The prize will be announced in March 22, 2024 and the winner will be recognized in the LASA Conference in Bogotá in June, 2024.

Committee:
Samanta Ordoñez Robles, Wake Forest University
Greg Schelonka, Louisiana Tech University
Pavel Andrade, Texas Tech University

Best Article in the Social Sciences – Mexico Section

The Mexico Section Best Article in the Humanities is given to the best article on Mexico in the Social Sciences, published in Spanish, Portuguese, or English, in any country. Authors, editorials, or LASA members can nominate articles in this category. Articles should be published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The article must be within 5,000-9,000 words. Neither translations nor re-editions will be considered, but book chapters will be considered. Authors or nominators are responsible for the accuracy of date of the publication, and for the handing of the article (electronic submission only) by the deadline. Submissions should be made electronically to the co-chair of the Mexico Section, edeanda2@washcoll.edu, and must be accompanied by the author’s contact information. Articles will be evaluated for the quality of their research, analysis, methodology, writing excellence, and their significant contribution to the field of Mexican Studies. The deadline to submitting articles is October 20, 2023. The prize will be announced in March 22, 2024 and the winner will be recognized in the LASA Conference in Bogotá in June, 2024.

Committee:
Heidi Smith, Universidad Iberoamericana
Ángel Escamilla García, Yale University
Xóchitl Bada, University of Illinois, Chicago

Best Dissertation – Mexico Section

The Mexico Section Best Dissertation is given to the best dissertation on Mexico in the Humanities or the Social Sciences, written in Spanish, Portuguese, or English, in any country. Authors, advisors, or LASA members can nominate dissertations in this category. Defenses had to have taken place before June 30, 2023. Authors or nominators are responsible for the accuracy of date of the dissertation defense, and for the handing of the dissertation (electronic submission) by the deadline. Submissions should be made electronically to the co-chair of the Mexico Section, edeanda2@washcoll.edu, and must be accompanied by the contact information of the author. Dissertations will be evaluated for the quality of their research, analysis, methodology, writing excellence, and their significant contribution to the field of Mexican Studies. The deadline to submitting dissertations is October 20, 2023. The prize will be announced in March 22, 2024 and the winner will be recognized in the LASA Conference in Bogotá in June, 2024.

Committee:
Amy Carroll, University of California San Diego
Stuart Day, Kansas University
Jannette Amaral Rodríguez, University of Richmond