The ASA DH Caucus Ángel David Nieves Book Awards memorialize the profound scholarly, social justice, and personal impacts of Dr. Nieves on his colleagues and the field of digital humanities. The Ángel David Nieves Book Award recognizes exceptional work that grapples with urgent questions that are specifically situated in practices of studying at the intersection of American Studies, Digital Humanities, and Digital Studies.

For the book awards, we seek submissions that: 1) promote the development of interdisciplinary research on U.S. culture and history in a global context, 2) grapple with the most urgent questions and issues in studying at the intersection of American Studies and Digital Humanities, and 3) feature anti-racist, anti-/de-/postcolonial, feminist, collaborative, and/or activist modes and methods. 

Book projects published via open access, and through small, independent, or not-for-profit presses are especially encouraged. If submissions are not open access, a digital copy must be submitted to be considered for the award.

DH Caucus Book Award Submission Form 

Monograph Award

For the monograph award, we seek single-author or collaborative endeavours offering extended discussion on theory and/or praxis at the intersection of American Studies and Digital Humanities. If submissions are not open access, digital copies of the monograph must be submitted with the nomination for review. 
 

Edited Collection Award

The ASA DH Caucus seeks to recognize the vital work of edited collections across the academic and institutional landscape. Edited collections represent important epistemological, theoretical and practical innovations, and is a genre that can provide field-defining terminology. At the same time, edited collections, by their very structure, place authors in conversation with a theme and or invite polyvocality.  Edited collections offer an opportunity to showcase a wide variety of methodological approaches and terrains. Making edited collections more legible for career progression across academe is also a goal of this award.     

For the edited collection award, we seek submissions that recognise the epistemological value of the collection; provide field-defining or field-transforming terminology, methodology, and/or praxis; invite multiple perspectives on a theme; and engage in ethical collaborative labor processes.

Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions! The Caucus can be reached by emailing asadhcaucus@gmail.com, or by emailing our current chair, Khanh Vo, at khanh_vo@brown.edu