2013 Rieger Awards Call for Nominees
Important Dates
Submit all nomination materials electronically by April 15, 2013 to Jon Wagner: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- April 15, 2013: Deadline for submitting all nomination and review materials
- May 15, 2013: Award recipients notified by the IVSA President
- July 2013: Awards ceremony at the IVSA Annual Meeting
Nomination Materials and Process
To be considered for a Rieger Award, graduate students must be nominated by a current IVSA member. Nominees do not have to be IVSA members, and graduate students who are IVSA members can self-nominate. Nominees also must be graduate students at the time their thesis, dissertation, paper, or project was completed.
Thesis/Dissertation Award
To nominate a graduate student whose outstanding masters thesis or doctoral dissertation was completed between April 15, 2011 and April 15, 2013, submit the following (in English):
- Contact information for the nominee and the nominating IVSA member: name, position, academic department or program, institution, telephone and email address.
- A nomination letter (1200 words max) from the nominating IVSA member, recommending the student’s work in terms of the Awards Program review criteria (see below).
- Written confirmation from the nominee’s faculty advisor or dissertation chair verifying the date of the thesis or dissertation proposal defense.
- For Masters Students: A copy of the complete thesis and thesis abstract.
- For Doctoral Students: A copy of sample chapters (60 pages max) and a dissertation abstract. Doctoral student nominees may be asked to submit their full dissertation at a later date.
Paper/Project Award
To nominate a graduate student whose outstanding paper or project was completed between April 15, 2011 and April 15, 2013, submit the following (in English):
- Contact information for the nominee and the nominating IVSA member: name, position, academic department or program, institution, telephone and email address.
- A nomination letter (1200 words max) from the nominating IVSA member, recommending the student’s work in terms of the Awards Program review criteria (see below).
- A digital copy of the nominated paper or project (e.g. PDF or online gallery/resource).
- NOTE: Paper or project completion must involve submission by the student to a course, presentation at a conference or workshop, publication, or incorporation in a public exhibit.
Award Honors
Award winners in each category receive a certificate of merit from the IVSA, a cash prize of $200, and an invitation to publish digital representations of their work through the IVSA web site. Rieger Award winners are also eligible to apply for a Travel Stipend (up to $1,000) to attend the IVSA’s annual conference.
Review Criteria
Each nominee’s work will be evaluated by the Rieger Awards Review Committee to assess its thoughtfulness, significance and creativity in addressing issues of interest to members of the IVSA. The Review Committee will give special consideration to work that: (a) enhances the theory and/or practice of visual sociology; (b) enriches understanding of culture and social life; (c) contributes new insights to social scientific research and practice; and/or (d) models creative and effective applications of visual imagery to social research.
2013 Rieger Award Committee Members
Rochelle Woodley-Baker (chair); Doug Harper (IVSA President); Darren Newbury (Editor Visual Studies); Yannis Scarpelos (IVSA member); Jon Wagner (IVSA Member); Kristen Goessling (IVSA student member)
