Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) Winner
Laura D. Beers
ローラ・D・ビアーズ
Rōra D. Bīāzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, French, Italian, Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- historian, author, associate professor
- Active Years
- 2007-
- Affiliations
- American University (Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences), American University School of International Service (affiliate)
- Memberships
- Royal Historical Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | History Department | Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) | 1996–2000 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | History Department | Master of Arts | 2001–2003 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | History Department | Ph.D.（歴史学） | 2003–2007 | United States |
| University of Cambridge (postdoctoral fellowship) | — | — | — | 2007–2008 | United Kingdom |
| Newnham College, Cambridge | — | — | — | 2008–2009 | United Kingdom |
Princeton University
History Department
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude)
Period:
1996–2000
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United States
Summa cum laude
Harvard University
History Department
Degree:
Master of Arts
Period:
2001–2003
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
United States
Harvard University
History Department
Degree:
Ph.D.（歴史学）
Period:
2003–2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
United States
University of Cambridge (postdoctoral fellowship)
Period:
2007–2008
Country:
United Kingdom
Postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
Newnham College, Cambridge
Period:
2008–2009
Country:
United Kingdom
Postdoctoral fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | — | — | Royal Historical Society | フェロー（会員資格） |
| 2025 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Organization:
Royal Historical Society
Result:
フェロー（会員資格）
Guggenheim Fellowship
2025
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Your Britain: Media and the Making of the Labour Party
2010 Non-fiction / Modern British historyA scholarly study examining the relationship between media and the Labour Party in early 20th-century Britain, arguing how media shaped party image and mass mobilization.
media historyLabour Partypolitical culture
Brave New World: Imperial and Democratic Nation-Building in Britain between the Wars
2012 Edited volume / HistoryAn edited volume exploring how imperialism and democratic ideas intersected in Britain between the wars and their effects on nation-building.
imperialismnation-buildinginterwar history
Red Ellen: The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, Internationalist
2016 Biography / HistoryA biography of Ellen Wilkinson that traces her life and situates it within the social movements, feminism, and internationalism of early 20th-century Britain.
biographylabor movementfeminism
Bibliography
- Your Britain: Media and the Making of the Labour Party (2010)
- Brave New World: Imperial and Democratic Nation-Building in Britain between the Wars (ed., 2012)
- Red Ellen: The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, Internationalist (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly, evidence-based analytical styleobjective narration with detailed readings of political culture
- Recurring Motifs
- relationship between media and politicslabor movement and mass mobilizationfeminism and internationalism
Legacy
Recognized for contributions to modern British history, especially the interplay of media and politics. Her scholarly books and biography have influenced labour history and political culture studies and have impact in both teaching and research.
Academic Societies
- Royal Historical Society
Trivia
- Speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2025.