Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1988) Winner
Michael S. Sherry
マイケル・S・シェリー
Michael S. Sherry
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Northwestern University (Professor Emeritus)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St. Louis | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | History | M.A., Ph.D. | — | United States |
Washington University in St. Louis
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude
Yale University
History
Degree:
M.A., Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Earned M.A. and Ph.D. (1975)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bancroft Prize | — | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 2008 | LGBT Award for Nonfiction (Lambda Literary Foundation) | Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy | — | Lambda Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
1988
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
LGBT Award for Nonfiction (Lambda Literary Foundation)
2008
Work:
Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon
1989 History / Military historyA study of the development of American air power and its strategic and cultural impacts, focusing on strategic bombing and the relationship between military force and cultural memory.
warair powermilitary strategymemory
In the Shadow of War: The United States Since the 1930s
1997 History / Cultural historyA broad examination of the United States since the 1930s from the perspective of war and its effects, analyzing interactions among politics, culture, and society.
modern historywar and societycultural change
Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy
2007 Cultural history / LGBT studiesExamines the place of gay artists in modern American culture and analyzes cultural image-making and conspiracy-like narratives surrounding them.
LGBTcultural historyart
Preparing For the Next War: American Plans for Postwar Defense, 1941-45
1977 History / Military historyInvestigates American plans for postwar defense during World War II, tracing the historical development of policy making and military planning.
World War IImilitary planningpolicy history
The Punitive Turn in American Life: How the United States Learned to Fight Crime Like a War
2020 Social history / Crime historyA recent study of transformations in American punishment and law-enforcement policy, examining the influence of war-like thinking.
crimepunishmentlaw-and-order policy
Bibliography
- Preparing For the Next War: American Plans for Postwar Defense, 1941-45
- The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon
- In the Shadow of War: The United States Since the 1930s
- Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy
- The Punitive Turn in American Life: How the United States Learned to Fight Crime Like a War
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rigorous academic analysisarchival-based narrativecomparative cultural perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- war and memorymilitary power and culturesexuality and representation
Legacy
An American historian who has contributed to military and cultural history and to LGBT cultural studies. As Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University he has influenced both teaching and scholarship and has received several notable awards.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association (presumed)
Trivia
- Graduated from Washington University in St. Louis summa cum laude.
- Earned M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University in 1975.