Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2019) Winner
Emily Bernard
エミリー・バーナード
Emily Bernard
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967-01-01 （Nashville, Tennessee, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Nashville, Tennessee (birthplace) → Vermont (university appointment)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Professor, Essayist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- University of Vermont (Department of English)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | American Studies | BA | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | American Studies | PhD | — | United States |
Yale University
American Studies
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA obtained (year not specified)
Yale University
American Studies
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
PhD obtained (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose | Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine | — | Los Angeles Times / Christopher Isherwood Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction) | Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs (co-authored) | — | NAACP | 受賞 |
| 2001 | The New York Times Notable Book of the Year | Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten | — | The New York Times | 選出 |
| 2006 | New York Public Library: Book for the Teen Age | Some of My Best Friends: Writings on Interracial Friendships (editor) | — | New York Public Library | 選出 |
| 2009 | James Weldon Johnson Fellowship (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) | — | — | Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library | フェロー |
Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose
2019
Work:
Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine
Organization:
Los Angeles Times / Christopher Isherwood Foundation
Result:
受賞
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)
2010
Work:
Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs (co-authored)
Organization:
NAACP
Result:
受賞
The New York Times Notable Book of the Year
2001
Work:
Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
選出
New York Public Library: Book for the Teen Age
2006
Work:
Some of My Best Friends: Writings on Interracial Friendships (editor)
Organization:
New York Public Library
Result:
選出
James Weldon Johnson Fellowship (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
2009
Organization:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Result:
フェロー
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine
2019 Essay collection / MemoirA collection of essays exploring family history, memory, race, and the body. Through stories of her grandmother and mother, Bernard examines African American experiences.
MemoryFamilyRaceThe body
Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten
2001 Edited volume / CorrespondenceAn edited collection of correspondence between Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, valuable for Harlem Renaissance studies.
Harlem RenaissanceCorrespondenceLiterary history
Some of My Best Friends: Writings on Interracial Friendships
2004 Edited anthologyAn anthology gathering essays on interracial friendships, edited and introduced by Bernard.
FriendshipInterracial relations
Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black and White
2010 Scholarly study / BiographyA study analyzing Carl Van Vechten's role and place in the Harlem Renaissance.
Harlem RenaissanceBiographical study
Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs
2009 Photographic book (co-authored)A photographic volume focused on Michelle Obama, co-authored with Deborah Willis.
PhotographyPublic image
Bibliography
- Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten (2001)
- Some of My Best Friends: Writings on Interracial Friendships (ed.), 2004
- Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs (co-authored), 2009
- Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black and White, 2010
- Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine, 2019
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interweaving personal memoir with historical reflectionFragmentary essayistic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Family historyTransmission of memoryRace and identityArchival materials such as photographs and letters
Legacy
Emily Bernard is recognized for essays and scholarship that connect family history with issues of race, and is known as an educator. 'Black Is the Body' received critical acclaim and reader recognition.
Archives
- Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (fellowship affiliation)
In Popular Culture
- Featured and reviewed in major media such as NPR and Kirkus
Trivia
- Holds the Julian Lindsay Green and Gold Professorship of English at the University of Vermont.
- Official website: https://www.emilybernard.com/
- 'Black Is the Body' received notable critical attention in 2019.