Francis hsu book prize

Aaa is pleased to announce the 2016 recipient of the franz boas award for exemplary. The book received the 2018 francis hsu book prize from the society for east asian anthropology, a section of the american anthropological association. Rian thum earns three prestigious prizes college of. Hsu book prize for the best new book in east asian studies. The society for east asian anthropology invites submissions for the 2020 francis l. Hsu book prize in east asian anthropology the society for east asian anthropology the prize is named for the late francis l. The program currently publishes about 15 to 20 new titles per. Hsu book prize, society for east asian anthropology. Gender, migration, and social change me sharpe, armonk, new york and london, 2006 won the american anthropological associations francis hsu prize for best book. Her research focuses on the culture and ethics of transnational biomedical technologies. Harvard university asia center publications program chinax. In 2004, vanessa fong offered a groundbreaking ethnographic exploration of the social, economic, and psychological development of children born since chinas onechild policy was introduced in 1979. The cultural problem of the cultural anthropologist by francis l. The seaas annual book prize is named for the late francis l.

Fetal cell experiments from cyberspace to china 2017, which was awarded the 2018 francis hsu book prize by the. Hsu 19092000, renowned crosscultural anthropologist and former president. Francis hsu book prize for east asian anthropology american anthropological association. Hsu book prize this award recognizes the englishlanguage book published in the previous calendar year judged to have made the most significant contribution to the field. Francis hsu died in hong kong on 23 may 1973 from a heart attack. Yukiko kogas study of the weai inheritance of loss. In 2017, koga won the american anthropological associations francis l. Shamanism, memory, and gender in contemporary mongolia. Hsu book prize honorable mention from the society for east asian anthropology, american anthropological association. For more information, or to order this book, please visit s. Fong is associate professor of anthropology at amherst college, and author of only hope. Palmer is associate professor in the department of sociology and the institute for the humanities and social sciences at the university of hong kong.

Migrating to reunite with family members is one of the most common forms of migration in the world today. Hsu book prize by the society for east asian anthropology, for the englishlanguage book published in the previous calendar year judged to have made the most significant contribution to the field. The first generation of children born under chinas onechild family policy is now reaching adulthood. The book tells a story of the collapse of the socialist state and the responses of marginalized rural nomads to devastating changes through the revival of. Hsu book prize is awarded by the american anthropological associations society for east asian anthropology seaa for the best english. The centre for the humanities and medicine was established in 2009 as a joint initiative between the faculty of arts and the li ka shing faculty of medicine at the university of hong kong. Tragic spirits gives us a mesmerizing depiction of the revival of shamanism among the buryats of mongolia under tragic circumstances. Koga is the author of the book, inheritance of loss. This book focuses on the family reunion migration that takes place between mainland.

Transnational chinese students and the quest for flexible citizenship in the developed world 9780804772679 by fong, vanessa and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. She is currently writing a second book on technologies of care at the end of life in. Dr songs current research goes beyond the pursuit of curative medicine to. Transnational chinese students and the quest for flexible citizenship in the developed world by vanessa. Professor yukiko koga awarded the american anthropological. Charles schencking is awarded the 2017 faculty knowledge exchange prize. Stanford university press, 2004 winner of the 2005 francis hsu book prize from the society for east asian anthropology for the englishlanguage book published in the previous calendar year judged to have made the most significant contribution to east asian anthropology. Deception and disaffection in japanese higher education 2006, the influence of jean baudrillard, umberto eco, and guy debord is evident. Priscilla song, phd, is an assistant professor in the centre for the humanities and medicine at the university of hong kong.

The cultural problem of the cultural anthropologist by francis lk hsu. Facing lifethreatening economic misfortunes in an era of neoliberal reform. Psychiatric cures for a society in distress, which won the american anthropological associations francis hsu prize for best book. Uh manoa asian studies professor cathryn clayton has been awarded the francis l. Middle class living in a chinese metropolis, cornell university press winner of the 2011 francis l. Unemployment and therapeutic governance in china cornell university press 2015, winner of francis hsu book prize of american anthropological association and mental health in china. Hsu book prize, sponsored by the society for east asian anthropology aaa. For more information about the society for east asian anthropology, sponsor of this award, click here. The publications program of the harvard university asia center is one of the worlds largest and most widely respected publishers of scholarly information relating to east asian studies. Godwin chu are coeditors of a new book moving a mountain. Macau and the question of chineseness stanislaus julian prize academie des inscriptions et belleslettres.

She has won numerous awards throughout her career, including three prestigious book prizes. Hsu book prize from the society of east asian anthropology and was shortlisted as one of the top five social science books on asia by the international convention of asia scholars icas in 2015. Facing lifethreatening economic misfortunes in an era of neoliberal reform, buryats turn toshamans to explain the causes of their hardships. Coming of age under chinas onechild policy stanford, 2004, winner of the 2005 francis hsu book prize from the society for east asian anthropology. Since their inception, nearly 500 titles have been published in the three series. Inheritance of loss is an exceptional ethnography, charting fresh territories in the study of trauma, memory, postcolonalism, and china studies.

Submissions for disseration workshop, submissions for rappaport prize for best graduate student paper, submissions for junior scholar award, submissions for julian steward book award. Art in the age of mass incarceration along with selected art from the book. Hsu book prize by the society of east asian anthropology of the american anthropological association. Past seaa awards society for east asian anthropology. Migrating to reunite with family members is one of. The sacred routes of uyghur history rian thum harvard. University of chicago press, 2008 this book was awarded 2009, francis l.

Immigration, citizenship, and family life in post1997. About the program the publications program of the harvard university asia center oversees three book series. Centre for the humanities and medicine the university of. Hsu book prize is awarded by the american anthropological associations society for east asian anthropology seaa for the best englishlanguage book published in the previous calendar year judged to have made the most significant contribution to the field. Tamaras main research interests are in gender relations and social change in contemporary china. Hsu book prize for best book on an east asian topic. Fetal cell experiments from cyberspace to china princeton university press 2017, received the 2018 francis hsu book prize from the society for east asian anthropology, a section of the american anthropological association. Transnational chinese students and the quest for flexible. Hsu book prize to jie yang, associate professor of anthropology at simon fraser university, for her book unknotting the heart. This award, which is named after two eminent northwestern scholars and teachers, is given for the best senior honors thesis presented to the asian studies honors committee. China, japan, and the political economy of redemption after empire university of chicago press, 2016.

View recent awards page for more award winning books. Hsu prize for east asian anthropology society for east asian anthropology, american anthropological association as well as the central eurasian studies society book award. The book received the 2018 francis hsu book prize from the. See a list of awards won by authors and pieces of work published through the program here. Hsu 19091990 was an anthropologist who specialized in psychological anthropology and the comparative study of large literate civilizations, with a special. Park book award for her second book in search of paradise, winner of the 2001 robert e. After the resignation of lorenzo bianchi in 1969, he was appointed bishop of hong kong. The book was nominated for the francis hsu book prize 2004, society for east asian anthropology, american anthropological association. David pomfret is awarded the 2017 grace abbott book prize. Harvard east asian monographs, the harvardyenching institute monograph series, and the harvard contemporary china series. A winner of francis hsu book prize from the society for east asian anthropology. Her dissertation has since been published by princeton university press as a 2012 book titled depression in japan. Facing lifethreatening economic misfortunes in an era of neoliberal reform, buryats turn toshamans to explain the causes of. Macau and the question of chineseness harvard university asia center, 2009.

Change, tradition, and therapeutic governance polity press 2017. Winner of the 2012 american anthropology associations francis l. Francis hsu book prize for east asian anthropology american anthropological association 2010. Li zhang people in the social science departments at uc. Hsu 19092000, renowned crosscultural anthropologist and former president 197778 of the american anthropological association. Unemployment and therapeutic governance in china cornell university press 2015. The society for east asian anthropology awards the 2016 francis l. Other entries mentioned that he was stirred by the prize song, marche militaire. China, japan, and the political economy ofredemption after empire studies of the weatherhead east asian institute.