Hello,
Following from Naomi's email. I would think it is unfair that 1 or 2
dissertations per country are considered: the pool of students in each of
these countries is numerically different. Places with a high buzz of
environmental archaeology research (which includes the UK) would clearly
be at a disadvantage.
I expand below on a suggestion that I sent to Naomi earlier and which I
believe would facilitate things greatly.
Candidates should be asked to initially submit not their theses but
descriptive 800-1000 word abstracts in both the original language and in
English. Abstracts could be requested counter-signed by theses'
supervisors to ensure they accurately reflect the thesis and are not an
inspired blurb of something which was not achieved in the research. A jury
(which I will assume shares English as a common language) would draw up a
list of pre-selected pieces to assess - say half a dozen - against a
standard set of criteria (originality, impact, etc). The selected 6 pieces
could then be invited for submission. If at least 2 people fluent in the
language of pre-selected pieces are asked to review, one could act as
rapporteur. A meeting (which can take place by email) can then weigh the
merits of the reports on the selected 6 and decide which is best.
Best
Manuel
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Naomi Sykes wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Just a quick note to say that I have had a large number of, quite
> mixed, responses - thanks to all of you who have taken the effort
> thus far. I will let this run for another 24 hours and then will
> collate, summarise and circulate with a few possible suggestions.
>
> Keep the comments coming!
>
> Cheers, Naomi
>
> Dr Naomi Sykes
> Lecturer in Archaeology
> Department of Archaeology
> University of Nottingham
> NG7 2RD
> 0115 951 4813
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> From: Association for Environmental Archaeology on behalf of Julian
> WIETHOLD
> Sent: Wed 09/06/2010 09:49
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: John Evans Dissertation Prize
>
> Dear Naomi,
>
> that's a nice initiative, but why excluding non-english dissertations
> ? Especially undergraduate dissertations are normally written in the
> mother language of the candidate. I guess that there are still some
> AEA-members able to evaluate also german, french, spanish or polish
> dissertations...
>
> It would be useful to advertise the price also to encourage these
> students to publish an english article in Environmental Archaeology,
> so the english speaking community can gain access to this work
> initially written in German, Polish, Spanish, French......
>
> If the AEA really wants to be international, I suggest to accept also
> other languages. If not, you may advertise this as a purely British
> price....
>
>
> all the best
>
>
> Julian
>
> Dr. Julian Wiethold
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>
> En réponse à Naomi Sykes <[log in to unmask]> :
> Dear all, Please find below details of the John Evans dissertation
> prizes. All the best, Naomi
>
>
> JOHN EVANS DISSERTATION PRIZE
> John Evans (1941-2005) was an inspirational environmental
> archaeologist, responsible for advancing the
> discipline and fostering many of today's top researchers in the
> field. His many books continue to make a
> contribution to practical and theoretical aspects of
> environmental archaeology. To honour the memory of John and his
> achievements within environmental archaeology, the AEA is
> announcing its annual dissertation competition.
>
> Prizes of £75 will be awarded to the best undergraduate and
> Masters dissertation, which may be on any aspect of
> environmental archaeology worldwide. Abstracts from the wining
> dissertations will be published in the AEA newsletter and the
> winners will also be encouraged to submit an abridged version
> of their dissertation for publication in the Association's
> journal, Environmental Archaeology, subject to the usual review
> process.
> We invite each Department of Archaeology (or other relevant
> department) to submit the dissertation of their best
> candidate by 31st July 2010. Submissions from individual
> students are not accepted. The dissertation must be
> written in English.
>
> All submitted dissertations will be read by two AEA committee
> members, with a short list of four being read by a
> third member of the committee. The result will be announced at
> the AEA one-day meeting at Birmingham in
> September 2010.
>
> Bound copies (which will later be returned) should be sent to
> Dr Naomi Sykes, who should also be contacted for further
> information:
>
> [log in to unmask]
> Department of Archaeology
> University of Nottingham
> NG7 2RD
> U.K.
>
>
> Dr Naomi Sykes
> Lecturer in Archaeology
> Department of Archaeology
> University of Nottingham
> NG7 2RD
> 0115 951 4813
>
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