2025-2026 Call for Award Nominations
Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Best Article Award
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2026
The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Best Article Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of articles that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For an article to be eligible, the earliest date of publication (whether online first or print) must have been in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. In either case, please email the Committee Chair, Kate Mason ([email protected]), with a PDF copy of the article along with the author's name(s) and email address(es); any other materials submitted will not be considered. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2026.
2025-2026 Best Article Award Committee:
Kate Mason, Committee Chair
Jennifer Mueller
Sonny Nordmarken
Ariane Prohaska
Phung N. Su
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2026
The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Best Article Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of articles that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For an article to be eligible, the earliest date of publication (whether online first or print) must have been in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. In either case, please email the Committee Chair, Kate Mason ([email protected]), with a PDF copy of the article along with the author's name(s) and email address(es); any other materials submitted will not be considered. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2026.
2025-2026 Best Article Award Committee:
Kate Mason, Committee Chair
Jennifer Mueller
Sonny Nordmarken
Ariane Prohaska
Phung N. Su
Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Best Book Award
Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2026
The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Best Book Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of books that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For a book to be eligible, it must have been published in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. To nominate a book for this award, please email the Committee Chair, Paige Sweet ([email protected]), with the following information: 1) Nominator’s Name and Email, 2) Book Title and Year of Publication, and 3) Book Author’s Name and Email; any other materials submitted will not be considered. The Committee Chair will reach out to the nominated author(s) with the mailing addresses for the members of this committee, and nominated authors will send (or request that the publisher send) a copy of the book to each award committee member. It is the nominated author’s responsibility to ensure that the committee members receive the book by March 1, 2026. Hard copies of the nominated book are preferred, but committee members will accept a confidential/not for circulation PDF of the book, if hard copies are cost prohibitive. The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2026.
2025-2026 Best Book Award Committee:
Paige Sweet, Committee Chair
Sophia Boutilier
Amanda Fehlbaum
Ni’Shele Jackson
David Knight
Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2026
The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Best Book Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of books that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For a book to be eligible, it must have been published in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. To nominate a book for this award, please email the Committee Chair, Paige Sweet ([email protected]), with the following information: 1) Nominator’s Name and Email, 2) Book Title and Year of Publication, and 3) Book Author’s Name and Email; any other materials submitted will not be considered. The Committee Chair will reach out to the nominated author(s) with the mailing addresses for the members of this committee, and nominated authors will send (or request that the publisher send) a copy of the book to each award committee member. It is the nominated author’s responsibility to ensure that the committee members receive the book by March 1, 2026. Hard copies of the nominated book are preferred, but committee members will accept a confidential/not for circulation PDF of the book, if hard copies are cost prohibitive. The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2026.
2025-2026 Best Book Award Committee:
Paige Sweet, Committee Chair
Sophia Boutilier
Amanda Fehlbaum
Ni’Shele Jackson
David Knight
Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2026
The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Graduate Student Paper Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of papers (published or unpublished) that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For a paper to be eligible, all authors must be graduate students at the time the paper is submitted for the award. If the paper is published, the earliest date of publication (whether online first or print) must have been in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. In either case, please email the Committee Chair, Danya Lagos ([email protected]), with a PDF copy of the article along with the author's name(s) and email address(es); any other materials submitted will not be considered. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2026.
2025-2026 Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Danya Lagos, Committee Chair
Harry Barbee
Kristen Miller
Catherine Tan
Michael Zanger-Tishler
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2026
The Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Section of the ASA invites nominations for the 2025-2026 Graduate Student Paper Award. The award committee welcomes submissions of papers (published or unpublished) that advance the field of sociology of the body and embodiment. For a paper to be eligible, all authors must be graduate students at the time the paper is submitted for the award. If the paper is published, the earliest date of publication (whether online first or print) must have been in calendar year 2024 or 2025. In accordance with ASA policy, winners must be members of the section. Submissions may come from the author (self-nomination) or from a third party. In either case, please email the Committee Chair, Danya Lagos ([email protected]), with a PDF copy of the article along with the author's name(s) and email address(es); any other materials submitted will not be considered. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2026.
2025-2026 Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Danya Lagos, Committee Chair
Harry Barbee
Kristen Miller
Catherine Tan
Michael Zanger-Tishler
