Society for French Studies

Malcolm Bowie Prize

In 2008 the Society for French Studies launched an annual Malcolm Bowie Prize, to be awarded for the best article published in the preceding year by an early-career researcher in the broader discipline of French Studies.

Malcolm Bowie was not only the most eminent and inspirational Anglophone scholar of French literature and theory of his generation, he was a towering figure in the field because of his tireless devotion to the scholarly community both in the UK and abroad, his service to the Society for French Studies offering but one example of this: he was President of the Society from 1994-96, as well as General editor of its journal (French Studies) 1980-87. The Society felt that it was particularly appropriate to honour his memory by founding a prize for which only early-career scholars will be eligible, since he was a remarkable mentor to countless younger scholars, both in the UK and abroad.

The Malcolm Bowie Prize will be judged by an international panel comprising: Professor Antoine Compagnon (Columbia University and the Collège de France), Professor Alison Finch (Churchill College, Cambridge), Professor Susan Harrow (Vice-President of the Society) University of Bristol, Professor Edward Hughes (President of the Society) Queen Mary, University of London, and Professor Toril Moi (Duke University).

The Society will invite nominations of articles from editors of learned journals, editors and publishers of collected volumes, and university departments. To be eligible for nomination, authors must be within five years of obtaining their PhD when their article is published; articles may be published anywhere in the world, but must be written in French or English.

Malcolm Bowie Prize Awards:

2009
2008
2007

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