Robert Rhodes Prize for Books on Literature
Décerné par American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS)
Born in Cortland, New York, in 1927, he served with the U.S. Army in the Philippines, and graduated from Cortland State Teachers College. He went on to earn his MA in 1955 and his PhD in 1964 in English at the University of Michigan. Returning to New York, he taught literature from 1958 to 1988 at the State University of New York at Cortland. Rhodes was the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the SUNY Cortland Distinguished Alumnus Award. He retired from SUNY Cortland as Professor Emeritus of Anglo-Irish Literature, and remained active on campus until shortly before his death on September 24, 2016. Grateful students established the Robert Rhodes ‘53 Scholarship at SUNY Cortland in his honor.
The Rhodes Prize is awarded to an exceptional monograph about Irish literature. The winning book will be characterized by its depth of research, originality of argument, clear and elegant writing, and potential contribution to the field of Irish Studies. In addition, the work will aim to capture the diversity of Irish writing and scholarship. afficher moins
Winner 22
Honorable Mention 6
Descriptions
A founding member in 1960 of what was then the American Committee for Irish Studies, Robert E. Rhodes served on the ACIS executive committee for many years and as ACIS president from 1986-88. When the book prize in literature was established in his name by Maureen Murphy in 1999, Rhodes began the practice of buying the books of every prize winner, and writing a congratulatory note to each recipient.
Born in Cortland, New York, in 1927, he served with the U.S. Army in the Philippines, and graduated from Cortland State Teachers College. He went on to earn his MA in 1955 and his PhD in 1964 in English at the University of Michigan. Returning to New York, he taught literature from 1958 to 1988 at the State University of New York at Cortland. Rhodes was the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the SUNY Cortland Distinguished Alumnus Award. He retired from SUNY Cortland as Professor Emeritus of Anglo-Irish Literature, and remained active on campus until shortly before his death on September 24, 2016. Grateful students established the Robert Rhodes ‘53 Scholarship at SUNY Cortland in his honor.
The Rhodes Prize is awarded to an exceptional monograph about Irish literature. The winning book will be characterized by its depth of research, originality of argument, clear and elegant writing, and potential contribution to the field of Irish Studies. In addition, the work will aim to capture the diversity of Irish writing and scholarship.
(English, Award granter)URL: https://acisweb.org/rhodes-prize/
The American Conference for Irish Studies sponsors five book prizes annually for scholarship on Irish subjects, open to books published worldwide. It also sponsors a sixth prize for the year's outstanding dissertation on a subject related to Irish Studies. (English, Member-written)