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第44回(2023年) Winner
Joya Chatterji
ジョヤ・チャッタジー
Joya Chatterji
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- Delhi, India
- 国籍
- Indian
- 言語
- English, Bengali, Hindi
- 居住地歴
- Delhi (birth / childhood) → London (2000–2007, LSE) → Cambridge (2007– present, Trinity College)
経歴
- 職業
- Historian, University professor, Journal editor, Author
- 活動期間
- 1991年〜
- 所属
- Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor, Faculty of History (South Asian History), University of Cambridge, London School of Economics (former academic), Wolfson College (former affiliation), Centre of South Asian Studies (former Director)
- 所属団体
- British Academy (FBA), Royal Asiatic Society, Royal Historical Society, Modern Asian Studies editorial board (former Editor-in-Chief)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi | — | Department of History | First Class Honours (History) | — | India |
| Trinity College, University of Cambridge | — | Faculty of History | PhD (History) | — | United Kingdom |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | 選出(Fellow) |
| 2013 | Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society | — | — | Royal Asiatic Society | 選出(Fellow) |
| 2017 | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | — | — | Royal Historical Society | 選出(Fellow) |
| 2018 | Royal Historical Society Award for Public History (joint) | Our Migration Story (project) | — | Royal Historical Society | 受賞(共同受賞) |
| 2019 | The Guardian University Award for Research Impact | Our Migration Story (project) | — | The Guardian / Runnymede Trust (project partnership) | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History | Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century | — | Los Angeles Times | 受賞(歴史部門) |
| 2024 | Wolfson History Prize | Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century | — | Wolfson Foundation / Wolfson History Prize | 受賞(2024、賞金£50,000) |
| 2024 | Women's Prize for Non-Fiction (longlisted) | Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century | — | Women's Prize | ロングリスト入り |
| 2024 | Cundill History Prize (shortlisted) | Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century | — | Cundill Prize | ショートリスト入り |
受賞・候補エディション
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第136回(2024年) Winner
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第141回(2024年 第6回開催) Winner
作品
代表作
Bengal Divided: Hindu communalism and partition, 1932-1947
1995年 Academic history (South Asian history)An archival study of communal politics in Bengal and the process leading to partition in 1947, analysing Hindu-Muslim political tensions.
- Bengali: Bangla bhag holo (2004)
The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India 1947-1967
2007年 Academic history (social history, migration)Examines the political and social consequences of partition in Bengal from 1947 to 1967, including refugee policy and regional transformations.
- Bengali: Deshbhager Arjon, Bangla o Bharat (2016)
Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora (edited)
2013年 Edited volume (handbook)A comprehensive handbook on South Asian diaspora studies covering movement, citizenship, identity, and related topics.
Partition's Legacies (edited / with introduction)
2019年 Edited volume (history)An edited collection examining the legacies of partition and its impacts on societies and collective memory.
Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century
2023年 Popular history (non-fiction)A wide-ranging reassessment of twentieth-century South Asia for a general readership, covering partition, migration, state formation and global contexts.
全著作
- Bengal divided. Hindu communalism and partition, 1932-1947 (1995)
- The Spoils of Partition. Bengal and India 1947-1967 (2007)
- Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora (ed., 2013)
- The Bengal Diaspora: Rethinking Muslim Migration (co-authored, 2016)
- Partition's Legacies (ed., 2019)
- Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century (2023)
作品の翻訳
- Bengal divided → Bengali: Bangla bhag holo (2004)
- The Spoils of Partition → Bengali: Deshbhager Arjon, Bangla o Bharat (2016)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Archival and evidence-driven academic proseAnalytical and comparative-historical approachMore narrative-driven style in works for general readers
- 頻出モチーフ
- PartitionMigration and diasporaCitizenship and minority formationBorders and boundaries
健康
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2019Retired from the Faculty of History in 2019 for medical reasons; specific condition not publicly disclosed.
評価・遺産
An influential scholar in modern South Asian history whose work on partition, migration and citizenship bridges academic and public history. Contributed to public education through projects such as Bangla Stories and Our Migration Story and curatorial work.
関連学会
- British Academy
- Royal Asiatic Society
- Royal Historical Society
資料所蔵先
- Centre of South Asian Studies (Cambridge) archives / holdings
- Trinity College (Cambridge) related archives
豆知識
- Has a son born in 1991
- Raised her son as a single parent from 1997
- Appointed to a personal chair as Professor of South Asian Studies at Cambridge in 2014
- Shadows At Noon received multiple recognitions in 2024 (e.g. Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Wolfson History Prize)