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Komarovsky Book Award

Komarovsky Book Award
This award honors the memory of Mirra Komarovsky (February 5, 1905 – January 30, 1999), a pioneer in the sociology of gender. The winner of the 2023 award is:
Jeffrey K. Hass, for Wartime Suffering and Survival: The Human Condition under Siege in the Blockade of Leningrad, 1941-1944 Oxford University Press, 2021
Nominations for the 2024 Mirra Komarovsky Book Award are now being accepted. The award will be announced and presented at a special session at the annual meeting.
Books on any sociological subject are eligible. To be eligible for consideration, a book must have been published during 2021-2023, and at least one of its authors must be a current ESS member. Self-nominations are accepted; however, nominations submitted by publishers alone will not be considered. Nominators and/or authors are responsible for arranging review copies to be sent to committee members.
Nominations should provide full publication information (including date of publication), a 1-2 paragraph rationale for the nomination, and should be sent via email to the committee chair.
Notice of nomination should be sent to the Chair: Amy Hsin, Professor of Sociology at Queens College, City University of New York, (hsin.amy@gmail.com). PDF copies of the nominated book should be sent to the Chair.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Amy Hsin, Chair, hsin.amy@gmail.com
Hilary Silver, George Washington
Christel Kesler, Colby College
Carla Shedd, Georgetown University
Jeffery Haas, University of Richmond