Announcing the 2021 SITES senior student essay competition

Announcing the 2021 SITES senior student essay competition. SITES: journal of social anthropology and cultural studies invites submissions for the annual senior student essay competition. Essays for consideration require submission by the deadline of 15 April 2021. The winning essay will be announced on 15 May 2021. The winning essay will be featured in the annual General Issue which from 2021 onwards will be published in July of each year. The winner will work closely with the Editor to present the essay in Sites style for the journal. The deadline for submission by the winner of the publication-ready essay to the Editor of SITES is 15 June 2021. Eligibility: In order to be eligible for the competition, the applicant must be a 300 level or postgraduate student in a degree-granting programme when the paper is written; must be the sole author of the paper; and must submit the paper no more than two years after it was written. The paper must be an original work based on original research and/or analyses conducted by the author. At the time of submission for this competition, the essay must not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The following criteria will be applied for evaluation of the essay: 1. Provides a well-rounded, in-depth analysis of an important social and/or cultural phenomenon. 2. Develops knowledge in anthropology and/or cultural studies of broad interest and value. 3. Shows evidence of theoretical sophistication: the theory allows the material to speak within the discipline and/or add to the discipline. 4. There is evidence of intellectual risk-taking: opens up promising lines of inquiry calling for additional research or work beyond what the paper can hope to cover. 5. The writing style is thoroughly engaging and the essay ready for publication in its current form or with minor emendations. The maximum permitted length of essays submitted for this competition is 4000 words (including endnotes and bibliography). Please follow this link for additional layout guidelines for authors: https://sites.otago.ac.nz/Sites/about/submissions#authorGuidelines Enquiries and competition essay submissions should be directed to sites@otago.ac.nz Important dates to note: Submission of competition entries: 15 April 2021 Announcement of winner: 15 May 2021 Publication-ready essays: 15 June 2021