Association of Art Historians Student Dissertation Prizes 2010-11
Entries are invited from UK undergraduate and postgraduate students of Art History and Visual Culture, enrolled on either practice-based or theoretical courses, whose work is on some aspect of Art History in its broadest sense.
The prize-winners for the most outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations will receive:
·A £200 cash prize
·Books to the value of £150 from Thames and Hudson
·Free AAH student membership for one year
·Publication of a 300-word abstract of their winning entry in Bulletin
·A presentation at the AAH Annual Conference, including free admission to the conference
Dissertations will be assessed on the following qualities:
·Originality: The dissertation should demonstrate a mature and original approach to issues and themes of current concern to the discipline in its broadest interpretation.
·Research: This should be thorough, broad, and combine primary and secondary sources as appropriate.
·Method: This should show a clear awareness of appropriate methodological approaches.
·Content: The dissertation should be clearly structured, all source material should be soundly evaluated, the argument of line of enquiry should be balanced and the conclusion well grounded.
For full regulations and entry details see: www.aah.org.uk/students
Undergraduate Deadline: 25 July 2011
Postgraduate Deadline: 1 December 2011