Journal Awards

Journal of Popular Culture

Russel B. Nye Award for the Outstanding Article published in the Journal of Popular Culture in a specific year. Russel Nye was one of the founders of the Popular Culture Association. He was University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and won the Pulitzer Prize (1945) for his biography of George Bancroft. He was the author of numerous books including the The Unembarrassed Muse: The Popular Arts in America, Fettered freedom; civil liberties and the slavery Controversy, 1830-1860, and Midwestern Progressive Politics; A Historical Study of Its Origins and Development, 1870-1950. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal.

William E. Brigman Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference in a specific year. Bill Brigman was a strong proponent of popular and American culture, and fostered the continuing growth and development of the field. Among his publications is The fiber of democracy: readings in American government and politics. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal. The winner receives a certificate and $500.

Journal of American Culture

Carl Bode Award for the Outstanding Article published by the Journal of American Culture in a specific year. Carl Bode was professor, author, poet, commentator, and a strong advocate for the Popular Culture Association. He published over thirty books on a variety of subjects including Henry David Thoreau and H. L. Mencken. He also wrote the bicentennial history of Maryland. Bode also served as President of the American Culture Association. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal.

Journal of American Culture Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference in a specific year. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal. The winner receives a certificate and $500.

Previous Recipients:

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Journal Awards

2008 Annual Meeting of the American Culture Association

 

The editor of The Journal of American Culture invites submissions for the award for the William M. Jones Best Graduate Student Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Culture Association.   Papers must be submitted by February 15, 2008.  Please send three copies of your paper, as well as a disc and photocopy of your student identification card.  Those concerned for their privacy may obscure the Social Security number should it appear on the card.  Papers should address American culture and/or be accepted for an ACA panel.   The winning paper must be presented at the 2008 ACA Meeting in San Francisco, March 19 – 22, 2008, where the award and a $500 stipend will be presented.   Should the winning paper not be presented in person, the award will be forfeited.  We also invite the winning author to submit the essay to The Journal of American Culture and work with the editor toward its publication.   The Journal of Popular Culture is offering a similar award.  For more information on this, please contact its editor, Dr. Gary Hoppenstand ( hoppens2@msu.edu).  In any event, please do not submit the same essay to both publications.   Please submit your entry to Amy Dudley, Editorial Assistant, William M. Jones Graduate Student Paper Award Selection Committee, The Journal of American Culture, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502. Dr. Kathy Merlock Jackson Editor.

Journal of Popular Culture

Russel B. Nye Award for the Outstanding Article published in the Journal of Popular Culture in a specific year. Russel Nye was one of the founders of the Popular Culture Association. He was University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and won the Pulitzer Prize (1945) for his biography of George Bancroft. He was the author of numerous books including the The Unembarrassed Muse: The Popular Arts in America, Fettered freedom; civil liberties and the slavery Controversy, 1830-1860, and Midwestern Progressive Politics; A Historical Study of Its Origins and Development, 1870-1950. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal.

William E. Brigman Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference in a specific year. Bill Brigman was a strong proponent of popular and American culture, and fostered the continuing growth and development of the field. Among his publications is The fiber of democracy: readings in American government and politics. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal. The winner receives a certificate and $500.

Journal of American Culture

Carl Bode Award for the Outstanding Article published by the Journal of American Culture in a specific year. Carl Bode was professor, author, poet, commentator, and a strong advocate for the Popular Culture Association. He published over thirty books on a variety of subjects including Henry David Thoreau and H. L. Mencken. He also wrote the bicentennial history of Maryland. Bode also served as President of the American Culture Association. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal.

Journal of American Culture Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference in a specific year. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal. The winner receives a certificate and $500.

To apply for the Brigman Award, please send three copies of your paper, as well as a disc and photocopy of your student identification card.  Those concerned for their privacy may obscure the Social Security number should it appear on the card.  Papers should address popular culture and/or be accepted for an PCA panel.  The winning paper must be presented at the upcoming PCA/ACA meeting in the year that you apply. Should the winning paper not be presented in person, the award will be forfeited.  We also invite the winning author to submit the essay to The Journal of Popular Culture and work with the editor toward its publication. 

Direct your applications to: Brigman Award, c/o Gary Hoppenstand, Journal of Popular Culture, Bessey Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 . Submissions must be received by January 30 th. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal. The winner receives a certificate and $500.

Please send submissions that will be read at the National Popular Culture meeting by January 15 th of the year the conference is held. Direct your applications to Brigman Award, c/o Gary Hoppenstand, Journal of Popular Culture, Michigan State University, Bessey Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal. The winner receives a certificate and $500.

Previous Recipients:

For a list of previous recipients, please click here.