A Section of the American Anthropological Association
A Section of the American Anthropological Association
This prize will be awarded every other year for a single or multiple authored book (but not edited collections) that deals with an important social issue to the discipline of anthropology, that has broader implications for social change or justice, and that is accessible beyond the discipline of anthropology.
The prize is awarded for single or multiple authored books published in 2010 and 2011.
If you want submission instructions for for this award, contact Dr. Judith Goode, Chair, SANA Book Prize 2012 (jgoode@temple.edu). Deadline for submissions from publishers is December 30, 2011. The Prize will be announced at the SANA Spring 2012 meeting.
For single or multiple-authored books in anthropology published in 2008 and 2009, the prize for the latest round of submissions was awarded at the SANA meeting, April 15-17th, 2010 at the University of Colorado – Denver.
Jessica R. Cattelino presents a vivid ethnographic account of the history and consequences of Seminole gaming. Drawing on research conducted with tribal permission, she describes casino operations, chronicles the everyday life and history of the Seminole Tribe, and shares the insights of individual Seminoles.
Karen Ho, who worked at an investment bank herself, argues that bankers’ approaches to financial markets and corporate America are inseparable from the structures and strategies of their workplaces. Her ethnographic analysis of those workplaces is filled with the voices of stressed first-year associates, overworked and alienated analysts, undergraduates eager to be hired, and seasoned managing directors.
© 2010 Society for the Anthropology of North America. SANA is a section of the American Anthropological Association.
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