The Society for the History of Discoveries this year is holding its
fifteenth annual prize essay contest. ENTRIES ARE DUE BY MAY 1,
2002. Founded in 1960, the purpose of the Society is to stimulate
teaching, research and publishing in the history of geographical
exploration. Essays are sought on the topics embraced by the Society's
name: the history of discoveries. Essays may deal with voyages, travels,
biography, history, cartography, techniques and technology, or other
aspects of discovery. The primary purpose is to enlighten the reader on
some aspect of mankind's exploration of the world.
ELIGIBILITY: A post-secondary (college or university) student from any part
of the world who will not have received a doctoral degree before May 1,
2002 is eligible to enter the contest.
THE ESSAY: The essay shall be original and unpublished, in the English
language and of no more than 6,000 words. A reasonable amount of
illustrative and tabular material will be welcome. The essay shall be
submitted in typescript, double-spaced and printed on one side of the paper.
DATES: Essays must be postmarked on or before May 1, 2002 and addressed to:
Professor Carol Urness, SHD Prize Essay Contest, James Ford Bell Library,
University of Minnesota, 309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55455, U.S.A.
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Tel: (612) 788-6570
Fax: (612) 626-9353
Essays submitted will be evaluated by a panel of judges from the Society
for the History of Discoveries. The panel's decision will be announced on
or before June 15, 2002.
CRITERIA: Primary consideration will be given to the essay's originality
and its contribution to new knowledge and insights. Other considerations
will be the author's demonstration of the relevance of the subject, the
cogency of the presentation and the documentation, and the literary quality
of the essay. In the case of a tie, two awards may be given. If no essay is
judged to be either appropriate or sufficiently meritorious, the right to
make no award is reserved.
THE AWARD. The winner will receive a prize of $600. The winner will be
invited to make an oral presentation about the paper at the annual meeting
of the Society for the History of Discoveries. The next meeting will be
held in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on October 24 27,
2002. Additionally, the essay will be considered for publication in the
Society's journal, “Terrae Incognitae.”
Recent essay award winners and subjects include: Ken Mitchell,” Science,
Giants and Gold: Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla's Map" (1998) Published
in “Terrae Incognitae”: The Journal for the History of Discoveries
(31:1999), pp. 25-41. Neil Safier, “Unveiling the Amazon to European
Science and
Society: the Reading and Reception of La Condamine's Relation Abrégée d'un
voyage fait dans l'Intérieur de l'Amérique méridionale (1745).” (1999)
Published in “Terrae Incognitae” (33:2001). Paul W. Mapp, "French Reactions
to the British Search for a Northwest Passage from Hudson Bay and the
Origins of the Seven Years' War." (2000) Published in “Terrae Incognitae”
(33:2001).
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