Bancroft Prize
1回登壇
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第58回（2005年 第3回開催） Winner
Michael O'Brien
マイケル・オブライエン
Maikeru Oburaien
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1948-04-13 （Plymouth, England）
- 死没
- 2015-05-06 67歳
- 国籍
- British
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- Historian, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜2015年
- 所属
- Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge (2002–2015), Professor of American Intellectual History, University of Cambridge (2005–2015)
- 所属団体
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Hall, Cambridge | — | History | — | 1960s–1970s | United Kingdom |
| Vanderbilt University | — | History | — | 1970s | United States |
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
History
期間:
1960s–1970s
国:
United Kingdom
Undergraduate and research student
Vanderbilt University
History
期間:
1970s
国:
United States
Postgraduate study
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Woodward-Franklin Award for the Writing of Southern History | — | — | Fellowship of Southern Writers | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
| 2005 | Merle Curti Award | — | — | Organization not specified | 受賞 |
| — | Bancroft Prize | — | — | Columbia University | 受賞（年不明） |
| — | Frank L. and Harriet C. Owsley Award | — | — | Southern Historical Association | 受賞（年不明） |
| — | C. Hugh Holman Award | — | — | Society for the Study of Southern Literature | 受賞（年不明） |
| — | American Studies Network Book Prize | — | — | American Studies Network | 受賞（年不明） |
| — | Pulitzer Prize in History — Nominated Finalist | — | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
| — | Pulitzer Prize in Biography — Nominated Finalist | — | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
Woodward-Franklin Award for the Writing of Southern History
2013
主催:
Fellowship of Southern Writers
結果:
受賞
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
2008
主催:
British Academy
結果:
選出
Merle Curti Award
2005
主催:
Organization not specified
結果:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
主催:
Columbia University
結果:
受賞（年不明）
Frank L. and Harriet C. Owsley Award
主催:
Southern Historical Association
結果:
受賞（年不明）
C. Hugh Holman Award
主催:
Society for the Study of Southern Literature
結果:
受賞（年不明）
American Studies Network Book Prize
主催:
American Studies Network
結果:
受賞（年不明）
Pulitzer Prize in History — Nominated Finalist
主催:
The Pulitzer Prizes
結果:
最終候補
Pulitzer Prize in Biography — Nominated Finalist
主催:
The Pulitzer Prizes
結果:
最終候補
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Idea Of The American South, 1920-41
1979年 HistoryAn academic study analyzing concepts and discourses about the American South among intellectuals in the early 20th century.
Intellectual history of the American SouthCultural history
All Clever Men, Who Make Their Way: Critical Discourse In The Old South
2008年 History / Cultural studiesA study examining critical discourse and the role of intellectuals in the Old South.
Critical discourseIntellectuals
Conjectures Of Order: Intellectual Life and The American South, 1810-60 Vol. 1
2004年 HistoryA comprehensive study detailing intellectual life in the American South from 1810 to 1860 (Volume 1).
Intellectual life19th-century American South
Conjectures Of Order: Intellectual Life and The American South, 1810-60 Vol. 2
2004年 HistoryContinuation of detailed analysis on the intellectual history of the American South (Volume 2).
Intellectual historyCulture and politics
Henry Adams and the Southern Question
2005年 Biography / HistoryA study re-examining Henry Adams's thought and the Southern question in American history.
Biographical studyIntellectual history
Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon
2010年 History / TravelA historical work framed as a travel-tinged study set in the aftermath of Napoleon's era.
BiographyModern history
Intellectual Life and the American South, 1810-1860: An Abridgment of Conjectures of Order
2010年 History (Abridgment)An abridged version of 'Conjectures of Order', outlining intellectual life in the South in the early 19th century.
Abridged intellectual historyIntroductory overview
全著作
- The Idea Of The American South, 1920-41
- All Clever Men, Who Make Their Way: Critical Discourse In The Old South
- A Character Of Hugh Legare
- Intellectual Life In Antebellum Charleston (ed.)
- Rethinking The South: Essays In Intellectual History (ed.)
- An Evening When Alone: Four Journals Of Single Women In The South, 1827-67 (ed.)
- Conjectures Of Order: Intellectual Life and The American South, 1810-60 (Vol.1)
- Conjectures Of Order: Intellectual Life and The American South, 1810-60 (Vol.2)
- Henry Adams and the Southern Question
- Placing the South
- Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon
- Intellectual Life and the American South, 1810-1860: An Abridgment of Conjectures of Order
作風・主題
- 文体
- Scholarly, analytical proseEvidence-based, detail-oriented argumentation
- 頻出モチーフ
- Intellectual traditions of the American SouthIntersection of culture and politicsPortraits of 19th-century intellectuals
評価・遺産
Michael O'Brien established and advanced the study of the intellectual history of the American South. Praised for meticulous archival work and comprehensive analysis, he left a significant impact through his professorship at Cambridge and multiple academic awards and honors.
関連学会
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
資料所蔵先
- Cambridge University Archives
引用
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He was a leading historian of the intellectual life of the American South, whose attention to detail and comprehensive perspective had a major impact on the field.
出典: The Guardian (obituary) (2015年)
豆知識
- Born in Plymouth in 1948.
- Served as a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge from 2002 to 2015.
- Was named a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.