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Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2013
Calling everyone researching and teaching in the broad field of the sociology of health and illness -
Have you read a book recently that you feel has made a significant contribution to the sociology of health and illness? If so, please consider nominating the author for this year’s Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (FSHI) Book Prize.
The prestigious FSHI Book Prize of £1,000 is awarded annually each September to the author(s) or editor(s) of the book making the most significant contribution to medical sociology/sociology of health and illness, published over the three years preceding 1 January of the year in which the award is made. So any book published before 1st January 2010 is eligible and By December 2012 is eligible.
Last year’s Book Prize was awarded to Nelly Oudshoorn for her book Telecare Technologies and the Transformation of Healthcare<http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=502887>, so if you have someone in mind who you feel is deserving of the £1,000 award and the accolade, please make your nomination soon – as the nomination deadline is the 28th March, 2013. Nominations should be accompanied by a short piece (100-500 words maximum) giving the reasons why the book has been nominated
Nominations must be submitted using the FSHI Nomination Form<http://www.britsoc.co.uk/media/49428/FSHI_Nomination_Form_280313.doc>. We also require three copies of the nominated books, so please contact the publisher of your favourite book to make sure they know that you are nominating one of their books to ensure that we receive 3 copies of the book in the BSA Office<http://www.britsoc.co.uk/about/Contact.aspx> by Thursday, 28 March 2013. Before making your nominations, please remember to consult the FSHI Book Prize Rules<http://www.britsoc.co.uk/media/49431/FSHI_Rules_280313.doc>.
We welcome nominations worldwide, from anyone teaching, researching, studying or working in the area of the sociology of health and illness and we look forward to hearing from you -
Best wishes,
Prof. Jude Robinson,
Professor of the Anthropology of Health and Illness
Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology,
School of Law and Social Justice,
University of Liverpool.
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 794 2981
Email: [log in to unmask]
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