The African American Communication & Culture Division (AACCD) and the Black Caucus of NCA seeks nominations from division and caucus members for the 2012 annual research awards. Awards will be granted to the author(s) of theory and\/or research on specific issues of concern to African Americans, Black ethnicity, or people of the African Diaspora representing a variety of communication contexts, processes, practices, theory development, or innovative research approaches. <\/span> The African American Communication & Culture Division (AACCD) and the Black Caucus of NCA seeks nominations from division and caucus members for the 2012 annual research awards. Awards will be granted to the author(s) of theory and\/or research on specific issues of concern to African Americans, Black ethnicity, or people of the African Diaspora representing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2251,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
<\/span>There will be one award for an outstanding book; one for an outstanding refereed article; one for outstanding book chapter; and one award for outstanding dissertation\/thesis. Book nominations may include authored books, edited books, and textbooks. To be considered for an award, articles, books, and textbooks must meet the following minimum criteria: <\/span>
<\/span>Nominations will be accepted for works published between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. <\/span>
<\/span>At least one author must be an NCA member. <\/span>
<\/span>Award recipients will be announced during the division business meeting at the NCA convention in Orlando, FL and award winners should agree to attend the conference to receive their award in person.<\/span>
<\/span>In order to nominate the work of others or yourself, send a statement of nomination and the accompanying publication. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged and preferred. <\/span>
<\/span>When nominating a book or textbook, please send an electronic statement to the awards committee chair, and ask the book publisher to mail copies of the book under separate cover to the awards committee chair (Cerise L. Glenn) if an electronic version of the book is not available. <\/span>
<\/span>All nominations must be received no later than Friday, August 10, 2012 in order to be considered for the award. <\/span>
<\/span>Please note that nominations will not be considered without receipt of the accompanying publication or book packet material. <\/span>
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<\/span>Please send nominations to Cerise L. Glenn at clglenn@uncg.edu or to the mailing address: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Communication Studies<\/span>
102 Ferguson Bldg., PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170<\/span>
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<\/span>Call for 2012 Outstanding Scholarly Book Award Nominations
Deadline: August 10, 2012<\/span><\/b>
<\/span>The African American Communication and Culture Division and the Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2012 Outstanding Book Award to be given to the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding scholarly book. Books published between July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012 will be eligible for consideration. Self-nominations are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the book makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship. In addition, the nomination letter should note specifically which single chapter is best representative of the nominated book. Finally, the nomination packet should also include four (4) hard copies of the table of contents and the introductory chapter of the nominated book. Please email the awards committee chair (Cerise L. Glenn) that you are applying for the award and\/or if an electronic version of the book is available to submit to the awards committee. <\/span>
<\/span>All nomination packet materials for the book award should be sent to:<\/span>
<\/span>Dr. Cerise L. Glenn, Chair-Awards Committee<\/span>
University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/span>
Department of Communication Studies<\/span>
102 Ferguson Bldg., PO Box 26170<\/span>
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170<\/span>
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<\/span>Call for 2012 Outstanding Scholarly Article Award Nominations<\/span><\/b>
Deadline: August 10, 2012<\/span><\/b>
<\/span>The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2012 Outstanding Article Award to be given to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed journal article. Articles published between July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012 are eligible for consideration. Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship. Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the article (preferably as a PDF) to clglenn@uncg.edu. <\/span>
<\/span>If an electronic version is not available, please send four (4) copies of the nomination and article to:<\/span>
Dr. Cerise L. Glenn, Chair-Awards Committee<\/span>
University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/span>
Department of Communication Studies<\/span>
102 Ferguson Bldg., PO Box 26170<\/span>
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170<\/span>
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<\/span>Call for 2012 Outstanding Book Chapter Award Nom
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Deadline: August 10, 2012<\/span><\/b>
<\/span>The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2012 Outstanding Book Chapter Award to be given to the author(s) of a chapter or essay appearing in an edited book. Articles or book chapters published between July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012 are eligible for consideration. Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article or book chapter makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship. Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the book chapter (preferably as a PDF) to clglenn@uncg.edu. <\/span>
<\/span>If an electronic version is not available, please send four (4) copies of the nomination and chapter to:<\/span>
Dr. Cerise L. Glenn, Chair-Awards Committee<\/span>
University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/span>
Department of Communication Studies<\/span>
102 Ferguson Bldg., PO Box 26170<\/span>
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170<\/span>
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<\/span>Call for 2012 Outstanding Dissertation Award Nominations<\/span><\/b>
Deadline: August 10, 2012<\/span><\/b>
<\/span>The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2012 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. Nominations should be made by the advisor of the dissertation or faculty member from the department in which the dissertation was completed. Eligible dissertations must have been defended between July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012. <\/span>
<\/span>The nomination packet must include a cover letter written by the advisor or faculty nominator and the following: 1) a 500-word (maximum) abstract of the dissertation; 2) an article-length report of the dissertation (32 double-spaced pages maximum\u2014includes title page, tables, figures, appendices, and references) OR a selection from the dissertation the applicant thinks is most representative of the study (32 double-spaced pages maximum). Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the nomination materials (preferably as a PDF) to clglenn@uncg.edu. <\/span>
<\/span>If an electronic version is not available, please send four (4) copies of the nomination packet to:<\/span>
<\/span>Dr. Cerise L. Glenn, Chair-Awards Committee<\/span>
University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/span>
Department of Communication Studies<\/span>
102 Ferguson Bldg., PO Box 26170<\/span>
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"