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ICHTH–INTH Book Prize for the History and Theory of Historiography – Call for Applications 

The International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography (ICHTH) and the International Network for Theory of History (INTH) jointly award a Book Prize and a First Book Prize, worth $500 each, for the Best Book and Best First Book on any aspect of the history and theory of historiography. The Prize is supported by the journal Storia della Storiografia. 

Submissions are now open for the 2024 ICHTH–INTH BEST BOOK AND BEST FIRST BOOK (published between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023) 

SCOPE 
The Prize focuses on books in the field of the history and theory of historiography. A book is any single-author publication with an ISBN. There are two categories: Best First Book and Best Book, with the former targeting first works (including published Ph.D. dissertations) of early-career scholars and the latter targeting all other works. Authors may submit only one book. 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

  • The submitted book should be published between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023.
  •  The submitted book should be in English, French, German or Spanish (based on the linguistic competence of the Prize Committee).
  • The following materials should be submitted to the Prize Committee:
    (1) one hard copy of the book: please send to Berber Bevernage, History Department, Ghent University, St. Pietersnieuwstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
    (2) a pdf of the book (for internal use of the Prize Committee): please send to
    prize@ichth.net.
    (3) a pdf with curriculum vitae and list of publications: please send to
    prize@ichth.net.

All scholars, whether ICHTH or INTH members or not, can submit. Pdfs should not exceed 25 MB.
Each e-mail will receive an automatic response acknowledging its receipt. 

PRIZE COMMITTEE
The Prize Committee consists of four scholars nominated by ICHTH and INTH: Prof. Berber Bevernage (Ghent University, Belgium), Prof. Lizette Jacinto (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico), Prof. Lize Kriel (University of Pretoria, South Africa), and Prof. Marek Tamm (Tallinn University, Estonia). 

COMPETITION CALENDAR 

  • Deadline for electronic submission is 31 December 2023 (early submissions are
    encouraged).
  •  A shortlist of selected candidates will be determined by 20 April 2024.
  • An announcement and celebration of the Prize will be held on 22–24 May 2024 at
    the INTH conference in Lisbon.

    BOOK PRIZE FORA IN STORIA DELLA STORIOGRAFIA
    Storia della Storiografia will publish two Fora dedicated to the Prize winners: Forum for the Best First Book and Forum for the Best Book. Both Fora will consist of a summary of the winning book by the laureate, three review essays, and a rejoinder by the laureate.

    WEBSITES
    Prize updates are available at https://www.ichth.net/prize and https://inth.ugent.be.
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Death Notice

CISH/ICHS regrets to inform of the death of Don Manuel Espadas Burgos who was Secretary (1981-1993) and President (1993-2011) of the CECH (Comité Español de Ciencias Históricas), having developed an active role in the representation of the Spanish Committee before the International Committee of Historical Sciences and its partner organizations. It is worth mentioning his main activities in the executive of the CECH, namely the organization of the XVII International Congress of Historical Sciences that took place in Madrid in August of 1990.

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The 2024 Dan David Prize – Call for Nominations


The Dan David Prize is the world’s largest history prize, annually awarding 9 prizes of $300,000 each to early and midcareer scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines, to acknowledge their outstanding achievements and support future work. Nominations for the 2024 Dan David Prize are now open and submissions will be accepted until October 11, 2023. 
Nominees can come from any field related to the study of the human past, both within academia and outside it. The list of previous winners can be found here.
Nominations are open to researchers in disciplines such as history, archaeology, art history, digital humanities and human palaeontology, as well as independent scholars, public historians, museum curators and documentary filmmakers.
Anyone can nominate. Self-nominations will not be considered | Renominations from previous years are encouraged.

Nomination requirements: 
-Nominees must be engaged in outstanding and original work related to the study of the human past, employing any chronological, geographical and methodological focus.  
-Nominees should exhibit strong potential for future excellence, innovation and leadership that will help shape the study of the past for years to come. 
-Academic nominees must hold a PhD and must have published at least one major piece of work, such as a book or a collection of articles related to a major project.  
-Non-academic nominees are NOT required to hold a PhD, but must have completed at least one major piece of work, such as a book, major publication, exhibition, documentary film or public humanities project, and should demonstrate an ongoing engagement with topics related to history and the study of the past. 
-Nominees should be no more than 15 years post-PhD (for academics) or 15 years after the release of their first major project (for non-academics), although due allowance will be made for career breaks (including e.g. parental and care leave or duties, health-related leave and career changes). 
For more information and to nominate, click here
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2023 Dan David Prize award ceremony

The Dan David Prize is awarded to outstanding early and midcareer scholars and practitioners in all historical disciplines. The award ceremony celebrating 2023 winners took place on Wednesday, May 17, at Tel Aviv University.

Watch the 2023 Dan David Prize award ceremony:


Nomination for the 2024 Dan David Prize will open on June 14, 2023.
Full details of the nomination process can be found on the prize official website.

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