Whiting Awards
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Edition 23 (2007) Winner
Carlo Rotella
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Karuro Rotera
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- South Side, Chicago → Boston
Career
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, professor
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- Boston College
- Nominations
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist (Cut Time)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Laboratory Schools | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Wesleyan University | — | — | Bachelor | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | American studies | PhD | — | United States |
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Country:
United States
Wesleyan University
Degree:
Bachelor
Country:
United States
Undergraduate
Yale University
American studies
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Howard fellowships | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Du Bois fellowships | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award | Cut Time: An Education at the Fights | — | PEN New England | 受賞 |
| — | The American Scholar's prizes for Best Essay | — | — | The American Scholar | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2006
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Howard fellowships
Result:
受賞
Du Bois fellowships
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
2007
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award
Work:
Cut Time: An Education at the Fights
Organization:
PEN New England
Result:
受賞
The American Scholar's prizes for Best Essay
Organization:
The American Scholar
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The World Is Always Coming to an End: Pulling Together and Apart in a Chicago Neighborhood
2019 Non-fictionExplores a Chicago neighborhood.
urbancommunitymiddle class
The Bittersweet Science: Fifteen Writers in the Gym, in the Corner, and at Ringside
2017 Essay collectionEssays on boxing (co-edited).
boxingsports
Playing in Time: Essays, Profiles, and Other True Stories
2012 EssaysCut Time: An Education at the Fights
2003 Non-fiction
boxing
Good With Their Hands: Boxers, Bluesmen, and Other Characters from the Rust Belt
2002 Non-fiction
Rust Beltworking class
October Cities: The Redevelopment of Urban Literature
1998 Literary criticism
urban literature
Bibliography
- See major works
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- narrativejournalistic
- Recurring Motifs
- urban lifeboxingChicago
Legacy
American non-fiction writer and professor at Boston College known for works on urban themes and sports.
Trivia
- Grew up in Chicago's South Side.
- Younger brother of journalist Sebastian Rotella.