Bancroft Prize
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Michael O'Brien
マイケル・オブライエン
Maikeru Oburaien
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-04-13 （Plymouth, England）
- Died
- 2015-05-06 age 67
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1970-2015
- Affiliations
- Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge (2002–2015), Professor of American Intellectual History, University of Cambridge (2005–2015)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Hall, Cambridge | — | History | — | 1960s–1970s | United Kingdom |
| Vanderbilt University | — | History | — | 1970s | United States |
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
History
Period:
1960s–1970s
Country:
United Kingdom
Undergraduate and research student
Vanderbilt University
History
Period:
1970s
Country:
United States
Postgraduate study
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Organization:
Fellowship of Southern Writers
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
2008
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
Merle Curti Award
2005
Organization:
Organization not specified
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞（年不明）
Frank L. and Harriet C. Owsley Award
Organization:
Southern Historical Association
Result:
受賞（年不明）
C. Hugh Holman Award
Organization:
Society for the Study of Southern Literature
Result:
受賞（年不明）
American Studies Network Book Prize
Organization:
American Studies Network
Result:
受賞（年不明）
Pulitzer Prize in History — Nominated Finalist
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
最終候補
Pulitzer Prize in Biography — Nominated Finalist
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Idea Of The American South, 1920-41
1979 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 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 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 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 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 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 History (Abridgment)An abridged version of 'Conjectures of Order', outlining intellectual life in the South in the early 19th century.
Abridged intellectual historyIntroductory overview
Bibliography
- 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
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, analytical proseEvidence-based, detail-oriented argumentation
- Recurring Motifs
- Intellectual traditions of the American SouthIntersection of culture and politicsPortraits of 19th-century intellectuals
Legacy
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.
Academic Societies
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
Archives
- Cambridge University Archives
Quotes
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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.
Source: The Guardian (obituary) (2015)
Trivia
- 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.