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Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology

Cuban fan ladies by Rachel Tanur

"The eye is drawn first to color, second to composition, and only third to wonder about the subjects. But what are they thinking, feeling, expecting?" – Craig Calhoun

Photo: Rachel Tanur

The Social Science Research Council announces a twenty-year program of biannual grants from the Mark Family Fund for the Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology. The prize 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 was an acute observer of living conditions and human relationships.

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 currently accepting applications. Submissions must be received by April 20, 2012, and will be judged by members of the Visual Sociology group of the International Sociological Association (ISA). Up to three prizes will be awarded at the Second ISA Forum of Sociology: Social Justice and Democratization, in August 2012. First prize is $2,500; second prize is $1,500; and third prize is $500.

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Mary B. McDonnell
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  • Mark Family Fund