Latifeh Yarshater Award
| Latifeh Yarshater Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding scholarship on women's studies in Persian-speaking societies |
| Country | International |
| Presented by | Persian Heritage Foundation |
| First award | 2014 |
| Website | persianheritagefoundation.org |
The Latifeh Yarshater Award is a biennial academic award established by the Persian Heritage Foundation to honor the memory of Latifeh Yarshater and her dedication to improving women's human rights in Persian-speaking societies.[1] The award recognizes outstanding scholarship in Iranian Studies that contributes to the understanding and advancement of women's status in these societies.
Purpose
The Latifeh Yarshater Award encourages academic research that:
- Focuses on women's studies in Persian-speaking societies.
- Contributes to the improvement of women's status in these communities.
- Demonstrates innovation in subject matter and approach, expanding the field's parameters.[1]
Eligibility
The award, valued at $3,000, is granted based on the following criteria:
- The work must be of superior scholarship.
- It must have been published within two years prior to the award.
- Works in English are prioritized, but outstanding works in Persian, French, and German may be considered if unanimously approved by the award committee.[1]
Award Winners
2024
- Winner: Azadeh Kian – Rethinking Gender, Ethnicity and Religion (I.B. Tauris, 2023)[2]
2022
- Winner: Liora Hendelman-Baavur – Creating the Iranian Woman
- Honorable Mentions:
2020
- Winner: Nazanin Shahrokni – Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran (University of California Press, 2019)[5]
2018
- Winner: Ida Meftahi – Gender and Dance in Modern Iran: Biopolitics on Stage (Routledge, 2016)[6]
2016
- Winners:
- Leila Rahimi Bahmany – Mirrors of Entrapment and Emancipation: Forugh Farrokhzad and Sylvia Plath (August 2015)
- Fatemeh Shams – When They Broke Down the Door: Poems (January 2016), introduced and translated by Dick Davis[1]
2014
- Winner: Shahrnush Parsipur, novelist and short story writer[1]
Award committee
The 2024 Latifeh Yarshater Award Committee includes:
- Rudi Matthee – PHF trustee (chair)
- Mirjam Künkler
- Mojdeh Yarshater[1]
See also
- Persian Heritage Foundation
- Iranian Studies
- Women's rights in Iran
References
- ^ a b c d e f "The Latifeh Yarshater Award". Association for Iranian Studies. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Huge congratulations to @azadeh_kian who has won the 2024 Latifeh Yarshater Book Award for 'Rethinking Gender, Ethnicity and Religion'". I.B. Tauris. September 12, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Alyssa Gabbay's Book Receives Honorable Mention for Latifeh Yarshater Award". University of North Carolina at Greensboro. September 12, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Mateo Farzaneh receives Honorable Mention for the Latifeh Yarshater Award of the Persian Heritage Foundation". Syracuse University Press. September 15, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran". University of California Press. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Congratulations to Dr. Ida Meftahi, Recipient of the 2018 Latifeh Yarshater Award for her first book, "Gender and Dance in Modern Iran: Biopolitics on Stage"". Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute. August 10, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2025.