Call for submissions: Women and Gender in South Asia (Falak Sufi Memorial Prize)

18 July 2010
Call for submissions: Women and Gender in South Asia (Falak Sufi Memorial Prize)
With the aim of contributing to the vibrancy of the study of humanities and social sciences in Pakistan, Pakistani students will be annually invited to compose research papers of high academic quality.

One prize of USD$1,000 will be awarded to best qualified paper submitted.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ESSAY - 30 NOVEMBER 2010

The Prize is for the best essay in the humanities/social science on the topic of: WOMEN AND GENDER IN SOUTH ASIA.

'South Asia' is defined in the broadest sense of the term. Papers could deal with a variety of topics/issues including, and not limited to, the following: theoretical approaches in gender studies - female religiosity - gender and development - Islam and gender - legal status - urban-rural dynamics - feminism - Third World women - demographics

Submission Guidelines:
Entries should be a maximum of 6500 words. This word length includes footnotes or endnotes, but does not include the bibliography. Papers without complete footnotes / endnotes and bibliography will not be accepted. Entries must be original work primarily produced within
twelve (12) months prior to the submission deadline.

Detailed guidelines are available on http://www.fsmprize.com

Interested students are to submit their essays preferably by Email to: fsmprize@gmail.com

Alternatively, students are welcome to submit their essays to: Falak Sufi Memorial Prize, Block 60 #02-211 Dakota Crescent, Singapore 390060.

The winner of the Prize will be announced in December, 2010. The decision of the judges is final and the Editorial Board will decide all questions of eligibility.

More information here.
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