International
Maritime Economic History Association
Professor Frank Broeze
was
one of the leading maritime historians of his generation. In his honour, the
International Maritime Economic History Association has instituted the Frank Broeze
Prize to be awarded to the author of a doctoral thesis which, in the
opinion of the panel, makes the most outstanding contribution to the study of
maritime history. As befitting Frank’s visionary approach to the field,
maritime history encompasses all aspects of the historical interaction of human
societies and the sea. The panel of judges will therefore consider works that
focus on the maritime dimensions of economic, social, cultural, political,
technological and environmental history.
The Frank Broeze
Prize carries with it a cash award of 500 Euros and free registration at
the Sixth International Congress of Maritime History in Ghent, Belgium, 2-6
July 2012. To be considered for this prestigious award, those who have been
awarded a doctorate between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2011 are invited to
submit a copy of their thesis for consideration. If the thesis is written in a
language other than English, the entrant should provide a summary of their work
(minimum 10,000 words) in English.
The judges
will apply the following criteria in deciding the winner of the prize:
contribution to
knowledge and understanding of the maritime past;
originality of
approach, source material and/or findings;
depth and
coherence of argument;
choice and
application of methodology;
and
presentational and stylistic quality.
Eligible candidates should submit their
entries, including a letter of support from their supervisor, via e-mail
attachment to each of the panel members no later than 1 September 2011. The winner
will be notified early in 2012, and the prize will be awarded at the Ghent Congress.
For
this competition, there will be a panel of six judges:
Lewis R. Fischer
(Memorial University of Newfoundland), lfischer@mun.ca
Maria
Fusaro (University of Exeter); M.Fusaro@exeter.ac.uk
Gelina
Harlaftis (Ionian University), gelina@ionio.gr
Ingo
Heidbrink (Old Dominion University); IHeidbri@odu.edu
David
J. Starkey (University of Hull), D.J.Starkey@hull.ac.uk
Jesús M. Valdaliso (Univ. of the
Basque Country), jesusm.valdaliso@ehu.es