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  • Harry C. Rutledge Prize

Judges' Citation:

"Masks of Authenticity" is a careful and unique comparison of African American and Russian notions of folk identity. Through a close analysis of texts by Andrey Belyi and Nella Larson, Anisimova reveals how both African American and Russian relative notions of "authentic blackness" and "authentic Russianness" were closely connected with folk identity. Her essay raises important comparative issues regarding the connection between racial and national identity and authenticity. The judges found Anisimova's essay to be "innovative" work on a most "unusual comparison." [End Page 181]

  • The Rutledge Prize 2007

Since 1999, the Southern Comparative Literature Association has offered a prize of $100 for the most promising work presented at its annual conference by a graduate student. Beginning with the 2007 conference, the amount of the prize will be $250. The essay will also be considered for publication in The Comparatist.

Graduate students delivering papers at the 2007 SCLA conference may submit them for consideration for this award by sending them as a Word e-mail attachment to the SCLA vice president, Professor Jeffrey Di Leo, dileoj@uhv.edu. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2007, with the prizewinner to be announced in the 2008 issue of The Comparatist.

Since conference papers are often shortened from longer projects, students are encouraged to submit an essay-length version of their work that would be suitable for journal publication (no longer than 7,500 words). If publishable, prize essays normally appear in the next issue after the official announcement (i.e., a year and a half after the conference presentation), thus allowing ample time for feedback and advice from the editor.

Previous Rutledge Prize Winners


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  • In Memorium: Harry C. Rutledge

It is with deep regret that the board members of the Southern Comparative Literature Association announce the death, on April 15, 2006, of our friend and colleague Harry C. Rutledge, Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. An internationally recognized classicist, Harry Rutledge was the guiding spirit behind the founding of the SCLA in March 1974. He served the organization as president, board member, and conference coordinator, but is best remembered for his enthusiasm in encouraging comparative work of all kinds. He also helped inspire the founding of The Comparatist. We are proud to continue to award the Rutledge Prize in his honor. [End Page 183]

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