Cundill History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2024) Winner
Kathleen DuVal
キャスリーン・デュヴァル
Kathleen DuVal
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of History
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | 学士 | — | United States |
| University of California, Davis | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
University of California, Davis
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United States
Ph.D. awarded
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pulitzer Prize in History | Native Nations: A Millennium in North America | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Bancroft Prize | Native Nations: A Millennium in North America | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Cundill History Prize | Native Nations: A Millennium in North America | — | Cundill Prize | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Mark Lynton History Prize | Native Nations: A Millennium in North America | — | Mark Lynton History Prize | 受賞 |
| 2016 | George Washington Book Prize | Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution | — | George Washington's Mount Vernon | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize in History
2025
Work:
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
2025
Work:
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Cundill History Prize
2024
Work:
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Organization:
Cundill Prize
Result:
受賞
Mark Lynton History Prize
2025
Work:
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Organization:
Mark Lynton History Prize
Result:
受賞
George Washington Book Prize
2016
Work:
Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
Organization:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2018
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 78 (2025) Winner
Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 109 (2025) Winner
Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 108 (2025) Winner
Works
Major Works
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
2024 HistoryA sweeping history of Native peoples in North America spanning a millennium. Drawing on written and oral sources, it offers perspectives from multiple tribes and traces developments from early settlement through colonial encounters to contemporary cultural renewal.
Native American historyColonialismCultural resurgence
Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
2015 HistoryExamines the American Revolution on the frontiers of Spanish Louisiana and British West Florida through the lives of eight individuals—including enslaved people, Native leaders, and women—highlighting marginalized perspectives on the era.
Frontier historyMarginalized voicesMultiple perspectives on revolution
Bibliography
- Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
- Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet narrative-driven historyIntegration of archival and oral sources
- Recurring Motifs
- Centering Native perspectivesEncounters and resistanceBorder-crossing communities
Legacy
Highly regarded for narrative histories that center Native perspectives; recipient of major prizes such as the Pulitzer and Bancroft. Her work has influenced both scholarship and public understanding of North American history.
Trivia
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2018.
- Won the George Washington Book Prize in 2016 for Independence Lost.
- Married to environmental economist Martin Smith; they have two sons.