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Accepting Nominations for the 2023 ARSTM Article of the Year Award

2023 ARSTM Article of the Year Award

The Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine’s (ARSTM) Article of the Year Award recognizes the most outstanding rhetoric of science, technology, or medicine-related article published the preceding calendar year. Articles upholding a range of expertise, diverse canons, epistemological foundations, positionalities, and ways of knowing are eligible, and authors of these works (and/or their nominators) are encouraged to apply for the award. The award committee, which is committed to Anti-Racist Scholarly Reviewing Practices, is now accepting applications for works officially published in the 2022 calendar year!

Criteria for selection include:

  1. How well the article extends and/or enacts practical and theoretical knowledge related to the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine
  2. The article’s potential for cross-disciplinary fertilization and/or public engagement
  3. The article’s potential for teaching future generations of rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine scholars
  4. The article’s dedication to inclusive language, examples, and citational practices
  5. The overall quality of writing and thinking

Nominations should be sent by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s work. Self-nominations are encouraged. The nomination must include:

  • Contact information for the authors of the nominated article, including affiliation, position, and email address
  • A copy of the article being nominated

Note: Lead authors who have won previously cannot be nominated again within 5 years.

Submission deadline: September 20th, 2023

To submit please send materials to the Award Committee Chair, Madison A. Krall, at madison.krall@shu.edu and use subject header Nomination: ARSTM Article of the Year Award.

Award Committee Members for 2023:

  • Madison Jones, Assistant Professor, The University of Rhode Island
  • Madison A. Krall (Chair), Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University
  • Benjamin Mann, Assistant Professor, Lewis and Clark College
  • Melissa M. Parks, Assistant Professor, University of Utah
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