The 2020 Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Outstanding Article

Congratulations to Tao Leigh Goffe, FGSS assistant professor, whose article "Sugarwork: The Gastropoetics of Afro-Asia After the Plantation," published in Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas, is the winner of the ASWAD 2020 Outstanding Article Prize. Check out the article and look for Tao on social media; she is doing amazing work in bringing together the visual and gastronomical cultures of Afro-Caribbean-Asian. 

The Outstanding Article Prize annually acknowledges peer-reviewed articles published in English during the 2019 calendar year. Nominated articles must be on topics related to the study of Africa and the African diaspora that meet the standard of excellence. The award committee will consider scholarly articles on any period and from any discipline."

"Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora] ASWAD is a not-for-profit organization of international scholars seeking to further understandings of the African Diaspora, that is, the dispersal of peoples of African descent throughout the world. We do this through conferences and symposiums, as well as through publications. We also look for ways to share our work with students and the general community. All who share these interests are welcome to join ASWAD. By joining ASWAD you will be informed of all the Association’s activities and initiatives, and be eligible to participate in ASWAD conferences and governance. You will also have access to any conference papers, live streams, and videos made available on the ASWAD main website."

https://www.aswadiaspora.org/prizes-2020

https://www.aswadiaspora.org/book-prizes-2020-results