The Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology _Internet

The AwardAbout Rachel TanurGalleriesRachel’s WorksWinnersResearch Matters: 2020 Winners FeatureContactSocial Science Research CouncilOne Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Floor300 Cadman Plaza WestBrooklyn, NY 11201 USAContact Us: [email protected]© 2022 The Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology The Rachel Tanur Prize for Visual SociologyNow Accepting Applications - Apply Now!2020 Competition WinnersFirst Prize: Henry Moncrieff ZabaletaSecond Prize: Pranathi DiwakarThird Prize: Desiree ValadaresThe 2022 Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize is now open for applications. Applications are due March 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm (New York time).Apply NowThe Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology recognizes students in the social sciences who incorporate visual analysis in their work. It is named for Rachel Dorothy Tanur (1958–2002), an urban planner and lawyer who cared deeply about people and their lives and who was an acute observer of living conditions and human relationships.The purpose of the prize is to encourage students to work with photography as a visual medium in their study and understanding of social phenomena. The contest is open worldwide to undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences. Students must be enrolled in their undergraduate or graduate program at the time of application. Students from diverse social science disciplines, with an interest in visual media, are encouraged to apply.The first prize is $2,500 USD, two years of honorary Board Membership to the International Sociological Association (ISA) Visual Sociology Research Committee, and publication of the winning essay as a "picture talk feature" with an associated DOI in the journal Visual Studies. The second prize is $1,500 USD and the third prize is $500 USD. All prize winners will be awarded student membership to the ISA and the Visual Sociology Research Committee. The prize is awarded biennially.Some of Rachel’s work is collected in the 2008 volume Visualizing Social Science: Photographs by Rachel Tanur (New York: SSRC Books). An online gallery can be viewed here.The Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology is made possible by a generous gift from the Mark Family Fund. #home-header {margin-top: 40px;}