Hi all,
I'd like to thank those who have already volunteered to help draw up the call and terms for our research prizes and to serve on the adjudication panel.
Currently I have the following people down (in no particular order) as volunteering; in one or two cases their ability to help will depend on some other commitments):
* Heidi Estes * Gurpreet Singh * Domenico Fiormonte * Jieh Hsiang * Barbara Bordalejo * Hilary Culbertson
(if you've volunteered and I missed you, please forgive me and drop me a quick reminder!)
At ADHO there has been a lot of talk recently about the subtle ways in which Anglo-American academic practice is often unconsciously taken as the norm in our community, especially at conferences and the like.
Since for this call I'm extremely eager to avoid falling into this trap, I'm looking for as wide an experience as possible. I don't think the work will be particularly heavy, so especially if you have some senior experience in Africa or Latin America/The Caribbean, I hope you'll consider helping us put together the terms of reference for this competition!
I think this is going to be a very interesting and enjoyable experience!
-dan