Student Paper Competitions

Mary Anderson Award for the Best Undergraduate Paper on Women and Gender in Global Perspective

The Center for Gender in Global Context conducts this annual undergraduate student paper/project competition, renamed this year to honor former women's rights activist and MSU Women's Studies scholar Mary Anderson, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1993. The competition is designed to stimulate research in gender studies and to recognize outstanding work by a young scholar in the field.

For each year's competition, the paper/project should have been completed within the past year and should focus on issues related to women and gender in global perspective. Papers should be approximately 20 double-spaced pages in length, with the equivalent for films, websites, etc. A Call for Papers announcement is posted each fall with a specific deadline.

The papers will be reviewed by a faculty committee, and the award will be made at GenCen's Annual Open House in January. The winning paper may be peer reviewed for publication in the GPID Working Paper Series or on the GenCen website and its author(s) will receive a $200.00 prize.

Papers should be submitted via email attachment (in Word or WordPerfect format) or by mail (in hard copy and on diskette/CD/DVD) to the GenCen office. Please indicate you are submitting the paper for the competition and be sure to include a contact phone number and email address.

Mary Anderson Award Past Winners

2008
Yvette Efevbera
senior, International Relations
What's Happening to Uganda's Girls? The Effects of War on Youth Culture in Northern Uganda

2007
Amanda Baranowski
senior, International Relations
“More Determined”: Women’s Participation in Environmental Movements in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Brazil.

Rita S. Gallin Award for the Best Graduate Paper on Women and Gender in Global Perspective

The Center for Gender in Global Context conducts this annual graduate student paper competition, named for Rita S. Gallin, Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University, in honor of her 13 years as director of the Women and International Development Program and her scholarship in the area of women, gender, international development, and globalization.

For each year's competition, the paper should have been written within the past year, should be approximately 20 double-spaced pages in length, and should focus on issues related to women, gender, international development, and globalization. A Call for Papers announcement is posted each fall with a specific deadline.

The papers will be reviewed by a faculty committee, and the award will be made at GenCen's Annual Open House in January. The winning paper will be peer reviewed for publication in the GPID Working Paper Series and its author will receive $200.00.

Papers should be submitted via email attachment (in Word or WordPerfect format) or by mail (in hard copy and on diskette/CD/DVD) to the GenCen office. Please indicate you are submitting the paper for the competition and be sure to include a contact phone number and email address.

Center for Gender in Global Context
206 International Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-353-5040
Fax: 517-432-4845
Email: gencen@msu.edu
Web: http://www.gencen.msu.edu

Rita S. Gallin Award Past Winners

2008
No winner selected

2007
H. Louise Davis
American Studies
Famine Porn: The Construction and Appeal of Ethiopian Madonna Icons in Televised News Coverage of Famine

2006
Holly Dygert
Anthropology Department
Especially Encultured: Indigenous Women's Struggles in Mexican Development

2005
Suzanne Schneider
Anthropology Department
On the Periphery of Midwifery: A Critical Analysis of a Community-Based Cancer Screening Program in Mexico

2004
Carmen Bain
Sociology Department
Auditing Labor Standards in the Global Agrifood Chain: The Social and Ethical Implications for Chile's Farm Workers

2003
Michael Madison Walker
Anthropology Department
Women, Water Policy and Reform: Examining Global Water Debates and Implications for Women
Deborah Wilson
Sociology Department
Routes to Low Mortality in Predominately Muslim Countries

2002
Rui Niu
College of Education, Program in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy
Rising Expectations: A Study of Parental Expectations for Girl's Education in China's Sichuan Province
Jason Konefal
Sociology Department
The Invisibility of Space in Development: Re-Inscribing Space Through a Feminist Politics of Place

2001
Kari Bergstrom
Anthropology Department
Legacies of Colonialism and Islam for Hausa Women: A Historical Analysis, 1804 to 1960