[Air-L] 2021 Nancy Baym Book Award Nominations Open

[Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers]

We are pleased to call for nominations for the Nancy Baym Annual Book
Award. This award recognizes the best scholarship of the Association of
Internet Researchers, and highlights the breadth of work relating to the
social and cultural dimensions of networked media.

To be eligible for the award:

   - The book must be authored or co-authored as a monograph and must
   explore a single topic (edited collections are not eligible).
   - All of the book’s authors must be current members of AoIR at the time
   of submission (May 15, 2021). Memberships may be purchased here
   <https://members.aoir.org/>.
   - The book must have been published between January 1 and December 31,
   2020.

The books will be reviewed by a committee of Nicholas John-The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Nancy Baym-Microsoft Research, Robert W.
Gehl-Louisiana Tech University, Heidi McKee-Miami University, Panayiota
Tsatsou-University of Leicester, and Robert Tynes-Bard College.

Each book should be accompanied by an emailed letter of nomination.
Self-nominations from AoIR members are welcome. The letter of
nomination, *which
must be written by a current member of AoIR*, should outline:

   - How the book contributes to AoIR’s intellectual community.
   - The book’s unique contributions and overall strengths.
   - If not a self-nomination, the letter should also include a statement
   that the nominated author has been contacted prior to its submission and
   accepts the nomination.

Books submitted without a meaningful nomination letter outlining both the
strengths of the book and the book’s contribution to the AoIR community to
AoIR will not be eligible.

We are happy to accept books in either digital or hard copy. If digital,
please send pdf to bookaward at aoir.org or contact for individual email
addresses.

Hard copies (1 each) should be mailed to:
Nicholas John
Department of Communication,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Mt. Scopus
Jerusalem
91905
Israel

Nancy Baym
Microsoft, 12th floor
1 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
USA

Niki Cheong
School of Media and Performing Arts, Coventry University
Ellen Terry Building
Jordan Well
CV1 5RW Coventry
UK

Robert W. Gehl
Robinson 212
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana
71272-0001
10258
USA

Heidi McKee
Miami University
Bachelor 364
Oxford, Ohio 45056
USA

Panayiota Tsatsou
School of Media, Communication and Sociology
University of Leicester
Bankfield House
132 New Walk
Leicester
LE1 7JA
UK

Robert Tynes
Site Director, Eastern
Bard Prison Initiative
Bard College
PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
12504-5000
USA

Nomination letters and book copies should arrive no later than May 15th.

The winner of the award will be announced in the summer of 2021. In
addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will also be invited to
participate at the AoIR conference in Berlin in October.

Please contact Nicholas John (bookaward @ aoir.org) or President Lynn
Schofield Clark (prez at aoir.org) if you have any questions about this
process.

Lynn Schofield Clark
President, AoIR