Los Angeles Times Book Prize
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Edition 15 (1994) Winner
George Chauncey
ジョージ・チョーンシー
George Chauncey
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- historian, university professor, author
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago, Department of History, Yale University, Columbia University, Department of History
- Memberships
- Society of American Historians, New York Academy of History
- Influenced By
- Nancy Cott, David Montgomery
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | History | 学士 (Bachelor of Arts) | 1973-1977 | United States |
| Yale University | — | History | 博士 (Ph.D.) | 1985-1989 | United States |
Yale University
History
Degree:
学士 (Bachelor of Arts)
Period:
1973-1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Yale University
History
Degree:
博士 (Ph.D.)
Period:
1985-1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Samuel Golieb Fellowship in Legal History | — | — | New York University School of Law | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Sprague Todaes Literary Award | Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940 | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | James Brudner Memorial Award | — | — | Yale University | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Community Service Award, Lesbian Community Cancer Project | — | — | Lesbian Community Cancer Project | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Kluge Humanities Prize | — | — | Library of Congress / Kluge Prize | 受賞 |
Samuel Golieb Fellowship in Legal History
1987
Organization:
New York University School of Law
Result:
受賞
Sprague Todaes Literary Award
1997
Work:
Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940
Result:
受賞
James Brudner Memorial Award
2000
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
受賞
Community Service Award, Lesbian Community Cancer Project
2004
Organization:
Lesbian Community Cancer Project
Result:
受賞
Kluge Humanities Prize
2022
Organization:
Library of Congress / Kluge Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940
1994 social history / gender history 478 pagesUsing newspapers, police and court records, guidebooks, cartoons and other primary sources, the book argues that early twentieth-century New York had a thriving, relatively open gay male culture and traces how policing and social changes pushed such life underground from the 1930s onward.
urban historygendersexualitysocial history
Why Marriage? The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality
2005 essay / historical analysis 224 pagesA historical examination of marriage and equality that situates contemporary debates over gay marriage within longer historical developments.
marriagecivil rightslegal historygender
Bibliography
- Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940 (Basic Books, 1994)
- Why Marriage? The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality (Basic Books, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, scholarly prose grounded in primary sourcesaccessible social-historical approach
- Recurring Motifs
- urban space and sexualitypublic/private boundariesfluidity of identity
Legacy
A pioneering scholar in gender and sexuality history. Gay New York is regarded as a landmark work connecting urban history and LGBTQ history; Chauncey's scholarship and expert testimony have influenced courts and public debates.
Academic Societies
- Society of American Historians
- New York Academy of History
Trivia
- Organized and was lead author of the historians' amicus brief in Lawrence v. Texas.
- Testified as an expert in Perry v. Schwarzenegger; his testimony was cited in the decision.
- Won the Kluge Humanities Prize in 2022.