The Canadian Committee on Labour
History invites submissions for the Eugene A. Forsey Prize for
graduate and undergraduate work on Canadian labour and
working-class history.
Prizes are awarded annually for the
best undergraduate essay, or the equivalent, and for the best
graduate thesis completed in the past three years. The awards are
determined by separate committees established by the executive of
the CCLH. In the spirit of the journal LabourlLe Travail itself,
the committees interpret the definition of Canadian labour and
working-class history broadly.
Undergraduate essays may be nominated
by course instructors, but nominators are limited to one essay per
competition. Additionally, authors may submit their own work.
Essays not written at a university or college may be considered
for the undergraduate awards.
For the graduate prize, supervisors
may nominate one thesis per competition or an author of a thesis
may submit a copy. Submissions of both MA and PhD theses are
welcome. Theses defended on or after 1 May 2010 are eligible for
consideration in the current competition.
The Prize is supported by an
anonymous donor, with the consent of the late Dr. Forsey's family,
the CCLH chose to name the Prize in his honour because of his
pioneering work in the field of Canadian labour history. Dr.
Forsey was Research Director of the Canadian Congress of Labour
and later the Canadian Labour Congress and also served on the
committee which founded LabourlLe Travail.
To submit entries to the competition, four copies of
essays and one copy of a thesis must be sent to Forsey Prize,
Canadian Committee on Labour History, c/o Alvin Finkel, Center for
State and Legal Studies, Athabasca University, 1 University Drive,
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3 Canada.
The deadline for submissions
in the current competition is 1 July 2013.
Prizes will be announced in a forthcoming issue of LabourlLe
Travail. Previous winners of the Prize are listed on the
CCLH website.
