Womens Studies

NAN NOWIK MEMORIAL AWARDS IN WOMEN’S STUDIES

The Denison Women’s Studies Program announces its annual awards for outstanding scholarly, artistic and/or activist student work in the area of Women’s Studies. The awards are given in the name of the late Nan Nowik, Associate Professor of English, former Women’s Studies Coordinator, co-founder of the Women’s Resource Center, editor of the Women’s Studies Newsletter, and teacher and scholar of women’s literature.

AWARDS MAY BE GIVEN FOR FOUR TYPES OF PROJECTS

v SENIOR ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP (OPEN TO ALL SENIORS): Senior research and honors projects (one or two semesters)

v ESSAY (OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS): Papers of various lengths will be considered. Senior research or honors projects may not be submitted for this category.

v ARTISTIC EXPRESSION (OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS): Creative writing, art, dance performance, and film.

v ACTIVISM (OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS): Activities performed on or off campus which have had the effect of improving the status of women in some context or which have increased community awareness of gender/women’s issues on or off campus. Submit a brief description of the activist work (1-2 pages). Two recommendation letters must accompany submission. Recommendations may be from faculty/staff, and/or others who are familiar with the activist work.

SUBMISSIONS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA

v Conscious use of gender as an analytical category

v Creative use of non-traditional sources, materials and methodologies to examine gender related topics

v Contribution to the development of an inclusive feminist theory

v Development of feminist insight based on personal experience

v Informed and sustained feminist activism that has an educational impact on the community or which furthers the status of women

APPLICATIONS DEADLINE AND AWARDS