The Postcolonial Studies Association and Journal of Postcolonial Writing are pleased
to announce that the first winner of the PSA/JPW Postgraduate Essay Prize is:
JOSHUA MCNAMARA
of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Joshua’s
essay, “Against ‘Third Cinema’: The Non-revolutionary Revolution of Ian Gabriel’s Forgiveness”
was described by the judges of the prize as ‘theoretically astute and lucid’, ‘eloquently written,
intelligent and well-structured’ and ‘sophisticated and authoritative’.
Joshua
wins £250 in prize money, and his essay will appear shortly in Journal of Postcolonial Writing.
Congratulations to Joshua, and thanks to all those who participated.
The prize is to be
offered on an annual basis. The second competition will be open from 1 October 2010 and the deadline for submissions
will be 31 March 2011.
Further details will be posted to the PSA mailing list later in the year.
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PSA Constitution is now ready to download. Please
see below.
click here to download PSA Constitution
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The next PSA meeting will take place in Leeds on Saturday, 13
March 2010.
When: 12.00
Where: Room 76, School of English | University of Leeds
| Woodhouse Lane | Leeds, LS2 9JT
Map can be found here: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/campus-life. The School of English is building number 76 on the map
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The Postcolonial Studies Association and Journal of Postcolonial Writing
Annual Postgraduate Essay Prize
The
Postcolonial Studies Association and the Journal of Postcolonial Writing are pleased to announce that entries for
the 2010 Postgraduate Essay Prize are now open. The competition is open to any student registered for a postgraduate degree
at any institution in the world on the closing date for submission (31 March 2010). Essays must be no more than 7500 words
long, must be presented in accordance in a recognised academic format (preferably corresponding to the style guidelines of
the MLA or MHRA) and may be on any topic related to postcolonial studies. Only one submission per person is permissible. All
submissions must be made electronically and must include two separate attachments: a completed application form, and the essay
itself. The author's identity must not be identifiable from the essay in any way (candidates must ensure that electronic
tags such as those generated by MS Word are removed) . Essays or parts of essays that have been published in any form previously
are not eligible. Incomplete submissions and submissions which do meet the above criteria will not be considered.
A prize of
£250 will be awarded to the winner, and the winning essay will, subject to editorial approval, be published in the Journal
of Postcolonial Writing.
Please submit all entries to psajpw@postcolonialstudiesassociation.co.uk by 31 March 2010.
All essays will be evaluated anonymously by a panel of academics selected by the PSA Executive
and the Journal of Postcolonial Writing. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered
into.
click here to download PSAJPW Postgrad Essay Prize Advert
click here to download PSAJPW Postgrad Essay Prize Application Form
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO HOST THE PSA CONFERENCE IN 2011
The conference committee of the Postcolonial Studies Association invites proposals from parties interested
in hosting the PSA conference for 2011.
Please
complete proposal form below and return to the PSA Conference Committee psaconference@postcolonialstudiesassociation.co.uk by 15 March 2010.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The
PSA Conference Committee
click here to download PSA Conference Form
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The PSA Constitution is now free to download. Please follow the link below.
click here to download PSA Constitution
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The Special Edition
of PSA Newsletter after the PSA Conference in Waterford, Ireland is available for a free download.
click here to download Special Issue of PSA Newsletter
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click here to download PSA Newsletter No1, August 2008
