List of anthropology awards

This list of anthropology awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for contributions to anthropology, the scientific study of humans, human behavior and societies in the past and present. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but awards may be given to people from other countries.

Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film on May 03, 2015

Awards
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CountryAwardSponsorNotes
SwedenAnders Retzius medalSwedish Society for Anthropology and GeographyGeographer or anthropologist. Renamed the SSAG medal[1]
United StatesBronislaw Malinowski AwardSociety for Applied AnthropologySocial scientist for lifetime efforts to understand and serve the needs of the world's societies, and trying to solve human problems using the concepts and tools of social science[2]
United KingdomHuxley Memorial MedalRoyal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and IrelandIdentify and acknowledge the work of scientists, British or foreign, distinguished in any field of anthropological research[3][4]
United StatesMargaret Mead AwardSociety for Applied Anthropology, American Anthropological AssociationYounger scholar for a particular accomplishment such as a book, film, monograph, or service, which interprets anthropological data and principles in ways that make them meaningful and accessible to a broadly concerned public[5]
United StatesMichelle Rosaldo Book PrizeThe Association for Feminist AnthropologyFirst book by an author that makes a significant contribution to feminist anthropology[6]
AustraliaNadel Essay PrizeAsia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, Australian National UniversityExcellence in ethnographic writing relating to the Asia Pacific region, including Australia[7]
GuatemalaOrden del PopMuseo Popol VuhIndividuals who have made significant contributions towards the protection, study and research of Guatemala's cultural heritage[8]
United KingdomRivers Memorial MedalRoyal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and IrelandSignificant contribution to social, physical or cultural anthropology or archaeology[9][10]
United StatesRudolf Virchow AwardSociety for Medical AnthropologyPaper written in the spirit of Rudolf Virchow that best reflects, extends or advances critical perspectives in medical anthropology[11]
United StatesRuth Benedict PrizeAmerican Anthropological AssociationExcellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic[12][13]
United StatesViking Fund MedalWenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological ResearchDistinguishing research or publication in the field of Anthropology[14][15][16]

See also

References
  1. SSAG 2018, pp. 1–3.
  2. Awards & Prizes : Bronislaw Malinowski Award, Society for Applied Anthropology, retrieved 2020-01-26
  3. "Huxley Memorial Medal and Lecture: Prior Recipients", Royal Anthropological Institute, accessed 31 March 2012
  4. Huxley Memorial Lectures (A115), Royal Anthropological Institute, accessed 31 March 2012
  5. Previous recipients Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Michelle Rosaldo Book Prize winner and interview". Association for Feminist Anthropology. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  7. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology’s Annual Nadel Essay Prize, Informa UK Limited, retrieved 2020-01-26
  8. "Orden del Pop". Universidad Francisco Marroquín. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. "Rivers Memorial Medal Prior Recipients" Royal Anthropological Institute, Accessed 23rd Feb 2014
  10. Rivers Memorial Medal, RAI, retrieved 2020-01-26
  11. Rudolf Virchow Awards—Critical Anthropology for Global Health, Society for Medical Anthropology : A Section of the American Anthropological Association, 8 April 2018, retrieved 2020-01-26
  12. "The Ruth Benedict Prize". The Association for Queer Anthropology. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. "AAA Section Awards". American Anthropological Association. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  14. "Viking Fund Medal". wennergren.org. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  15. Hawood, Lori (May 20, 2004). "Anthropologist Receives Prestigious Viking Fund Medal". uanews.org. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Sources
  • "Tidigare medaljörer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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