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Student Paper Competition Information The Ethnic Geography Specialty Group (EGSG) invites submissions for its 2008 student paper competition. The winner will receive a $250 prize, a certificate, a ticket to the AAG awards banquet, and formal recognition at the banquet and in the AAG Newsletter. Papers must be based on original research completed as an undergraduate or graduate student and must adhere to the following guidelines: 1. To be considered for the award, students must present their research at the 2008 annual meeting of the AAG. Entrants are also strongly encouraged to attend the EGSG business meeting during the AAG conference. 2. The topic must be on some aspect of ethnic geography. 3. The text portion should be double-spaced and not exceed twenty pages, and the total paper length should not exceed thirty pages. 4. Papers co-authored with faculty will not be considered for student awards. However, papers by multiple student authors are acceptable. 5. The paper must be sent via e-mail. If there are essential graphics which cannot be e-mailed, the graphics may be sent via mail. 6. The papers must be received no later than March 16, 2008, at the address below. 7. Ask the AAG to schedule your presentation prior to the Awards Banquet. 8. Papers
will be judged on written clarity, methodological soundness, contribution
to scholarship in ethnic geography, and overall effectiveness. The conference
presentation will not be considered in the For further information, please contact Joy Adams (joy [at] humboldt.edu), Department of Geography, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521. Voice: 707.826.4976. Student Paper Competition winners: 2007 - Brian Dunbar,
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ethnic Geography Specialty Group Dissertation Proposal Competition The Ethnic Geography Specialty Group is pleased to again sponsor its annual dissertation proposal competition. Doctoral students who have completed the dissertation proposal stage of their program (are ABD) are eligible to submit their proposals for adjudication in this competition. The EGSG Dissertation Proposal Committee will evaluate all submissions based on written clarity, methodological rigor and overall contribution to ethnic geography scholarship. The selected winner will receive a $250 prize, a certificate acknowledging the award, a ticket to the AAG awards luncheon at the Annual Meetings in Boston, and formal recognition at the luncheon and in the AAG and EGSG Newsletters. Requirements: 1. Ph.D. students who have successfully defended their dissertation proposals may participate in this competition. Please ask your advisor to send a note (e-mail is fine) to the EGSG Dissertation Proposal Committee chair, Dr. Heather Smith heatsmit [at] uncc.edu to verify your ABD status. 2. The dissertation proposal topic must be on some aspect of ethnic geography (See below for recent winners and proposal titles). 3. Please submit the actual dissertation proposal via e-mail to Dr. Heather Smith heatsmit [at] uncc.edu. If there are essential graphics which cannot be e-mailed, then those graphics may be sent via mail to the address below. 4. Proposals must be received no later than March 16th, 2008. For further information related to guidelines, please contact Dr. Heather Smith (heatsmit [at] uncc.edu), Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., 444 McEniry, Charlotte, NC 28223. Voice 704.687.5989. Student Dissertation Proposal winners: 2007 - Ipsita Chatterjee, Clark University - Globalization and Social Conflict: A Case Study of Hindu-Muslim Conflict in India 2006 - Widyarini Sumartojo, Simon Fraser University - Place Attachment, Ethnocultural Identity, and Multiculturalism: Indo-Canadian Youth Violence in Vancouver 2006 - Sin Yih Teo, University of British Columbia - Where is home?: 'Return' Migration and the Negotiation of Citizenship Amongst Recent People's Republic of China Immigrants to Canada 2005
- Rob Yarborough, University of Georgia - Central American identity
formation in context of residence in traditionally bi-racial Atlanta
and in particular the everyday spaces in which they live their lives.
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