Bancroft Prize
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Andy Horowitz
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Andy Horowitz
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- historian, author, associate professor, Connecticut State Historian
- Affiliations
- University of Connecticut, Department of History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bancroft Prize | Katrina: A History, 1915-2015 | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
2021
Work:
Katrina: A History, 1915-2015
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Katrina: A History, 1915-2015
2020 Non-fiction / HistoryA historical study tracing flooding in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath from 1915 to 2015. The book analyzes disaster, urban and political structures, and the intersections of race and social inequality.
disaster historyurban historyenvironmental historyrace and social inequality
Bibliography
- Katrina: A History, 1915-2015 (Harvard University Press, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly, detailed narrativesocial-history approach
- Recurring Motifs
- connections between disaster and inequalityanalysis of policy and government response
Legacy
Regarded as an important study of the history and social impacts of Hurricane Katrina, cited in both academia and public history. His 2021 Bancroft Prize strengthened his standing in the historical profession.
Trivia
- He is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut.
- He serves as the Connecticut State Historian.
- Won the 2021 Bancroft Prize for Katrina: A History, 1915-2015.