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Erik Barnouw Award

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2012

One or two awards are given annually by the Organization of American Historians in recognition of outstanding programming on network or cable television, or in documentary film, concerned with American history, the study of American history, and/or the promotion of history. The award honors the late Erik Barnouw, Columbia University, a historian of the mass media.

Only films and video programs released January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 are eligible for entry.

The award will be presented at the 2012 OAH Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 19-22.

Submission Procedures

One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2012 Erik Barnouw Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members and the OAH office listed below. Each committee member and the OAH must receive all submissions by January 10, 2012.

Erik Barnouw Award Committee

Vivian Bruce Conger (Committee Chair)
17 Harrison Street
Spencer, NY 14883

Desirée J. Garcia
Arizona State University
School of Transborder Studies
PO Box 876303
Tempe, AZ 85287-6303

Gerald E. Shenk
Social & Behavioral Sciences
California State University, Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA 93955

Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408-4141

The final decision will be made by the Erik Barnouw Award Committee by February 1, 2012. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where she or he will receive a cash award and a plaque.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2012

List of Past Winners