Nominations for the Inaugural Leah M. Ashe Prize extended to July 15

By request, and in light of this inaugural year for the new Leah M. Ashe Prize for the Anthropology of Medically–Induced Harm, we are extending the nomination deadline to Friday, July 15, 2022, 11:59pm EST.

 

The Leah M. Ashe Prize for the Anthropology of Medically-Induced Harm is awarded for excellence in explorations of the limits of healing practices, broadly defined. The Award will be given for the best use of ethnographic methods to explore the limits of health care, conceptualized broadly to include harms and injustices emergent from the healing endeavor, at small (e.g., iatrogenic) or large (e.g. systemic and structural) scales, whether immediate or lingering, intrinsic to treatment or the result of error, negligence, intention, or decision resulting from denial of care.

 

Nomination Information

Nominations are open to a book, book chapter, article or film by scholars from the field of medical anthropology that has been published within the last two years. Individuals must be members of the AAA and SMA to receive this prize. Eligible works must be nominated by signed letter of nomination to the Chair of the selection committee. The letterof nomination should speak to: the use of ethnographic methods to explore the limits of health care, conceptualized broadly to include harms and injustices emergent from the healing endeavor, at small (e.g., iatrogenic) or large (e.g. systemic and structural) scales, whether immediate or lingering, intrinsic to treatment or the result of error, negligence, intention, or decision resulting from denial of care. Self-nomination is not permitted, and works submitted without an accompanying letter of nomination cannot be considered. In addition to the letter, please arrange to have a copy of the work (i.e., article, book chapter, or film) sent (or made available) to Emma Backe (embacke@gwmail.gwu.edu) in a format that can be shared with all committee members digitally.

 

We look forward to receiving your nomination materials by Friday, July 15th, 11:59pm EST If you have any questions or concerns about the nomination process, please reach out to Emma Backe (embacke@gwmail.gwu.edu).