Nominations are now open for the inaugural Council on Heritage and the Anthropology of Tourism (CHAT) Section Book Prizes!
CHAT sponsors two separate book prizes: 1) the Nelson Graburn Book Prize for an author’s first book in the anthropology of tourism and/or heritage, broadly conceived, and 2) the Ed Bruner Prize for an author’s second or subsequent book in the anthropology of tourism and/or heritage. Books must be available in English.
To be eligible, books nominated this year must have been published between April 2024 and March 2025. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominees are expected to attend the 2025 AAA annual meetings in New Orleans, LA.
Please submit the following to erica [at] livingheritageanthropology.org:
- The name of the author;
- The book to be considered;
- The publisher information;
- Information for whom to contact at the press for review copies;
- Remember to indicate which prize (1st or subsequent publication).
The deadline for nominations is March 1st, 2025.
Winners are expected to serve as reviewers for the book prize during the following year. For a list of previous winners, which were awarded by the Anthropology of Tourism Interest Group (ATIG) prior the creation of CHAT, consult the main book prizes page.