Bancroft Prize
2回登壇
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第22回（1969年） Winner
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第47回（1994年 第2回開催） Winner
Winthrop Donaldson Jordan
ウィンスロップ・ドナルドソン・ジョーダン
Winthrop Donaldson Jordan
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1931-11-11 （Worcester, Massachusetts）
- 死没
- 2007-02-23 （Oxford, Mississippi） 75歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)
- 居住地歴
- Worcester, Massachusetts (birthplace) → Andover, Massachusetts (Phillips Academy) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University) → Berkeley, California (University of California, Berkeley) → Oxford, Mississippi (University of Mississippi; later life)
経歴
- 職業
- Historian, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1955年〜2004年
- 所属
- Phillips Exeter Academy, Institute of Early American History and Culture, College of William & Mary (Fellow), University of California, Berkeley, University of Mississippi
- 影響を受けた人物
- Dumas Malone (historian)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Annette Gordon-Reed (historian), Paul Spickard (historian), David Libby (scholar)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Academy, Andover | — | — | — | 〜1940年代末〜1950年代初 | United States |
| Harvard University | Social Relations | Social Relations | A.B. | 1949–1953 | United States |
| Clark University | Graduate School (History) | History | M.A. | 1955–1957 | United States |
| Brown University | Graduate School (History) | History | Ph.D. | 1957–1960 | United States |
Phillips Academy, Andover
期間:
〜1940年代末〜1950年代初
国:
United States
Attended preparatory school; exact graduation year not confirmed.
Harvard University
Social Relations
/ Social Relations
学位:
A.B.
期間:
1949–1953
卒業年:
1953
国:
United States
A.B. in Social Relations
Clark University
Graduate School (History)
/ History
学位:
M.A.
期間:
1955–1957
卒業年:
1957
国:
United States
Earned M.A. in History
Brown University
Graduate School (History)
/ History
学位:
Ph.D.
期間:
1957–1960
卒業年:
1960
国:
United States
Doctoral dissertation formed the basis of his major work 'White Over Black'.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | National Book Award (History and Biography) | White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812 | History and Biography | National Book Foundation | Winner |
| 1993 | Bancroft Prize | Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy | History | Columbia University (awarding institution) | Winner |
National Book Award (History and Biography)
1969
対象作品:
White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812
部門:
History and Biography
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
Winner
Bancroft Prize
1993
対象作品:
Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy
部門:
History
主催:
Columbia University (awarding institution)
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812
1968年 HistoryA comprehensive study of American attitudes toward people of African descent from 1550 to 1812. Using primary sources, it examines ideas about race, interracial relations, and the cultural dimensions of slavery, influencing later scholarship on race and sexuality.
Race relationsSlaveryInterracial sexual relationships
Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy
1993年 History; Regional HistoryInvestigates a Civil War–era slave conspiracy near Natchez, Mississippi, reconstructing events from previously unstudied sources to illuminate slave resistance and regional dynamics.
Slave resistanceRegional historyCivil War–era social history
全著作
- White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812
- Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy
- “American Chiaroscuro: The Status and Definition of Mulattoes in the British Colonies” (article)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Scholarly, archival-source driven narrativeDetailed source criticism and analytical exposition
- 頻出モチーフ
- Race and power relationsInterracial sexual and family relationshipsCultural dimensions of slavery and resistance
健康
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease)数年（晩年）Suffered for several years late in life, limiting his activities and contributing to his death.
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Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)数年（晩年）Contributed to declining health in his final years and was a factor in his death.
評価・遺産
Winthrop D. Jordan was an influential historian who deepened understanding of racial thought and the cultural dimensions of slavery in early America. His major work 'White Over Black' stimulated serious scholarly inquiry into interracial relationships and race studies. Memorial research funds and essay collections by former students preserve his scholarly legacy.
関連学会
- American Historical Association
- Organization of American Historians
資料所蔵先
- University of Mississippi Archives (papers, teaching materials, and related collections)
大衆文化への影響
- Frequently cited in academic works and documentaries; continues to influence contemporary studies of race history.
引用
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"One of the most important contributions yet made to the history of racial relationships in early America."
出典: Scholarly review (1969年)
豆知識
- He was descended on his mother's side from abolitionist Lucretia Coffin Mott.
- After preparatory school and Harvard, he taught for many years at UC Berkeley and later at the University of Mississippi.
- Died at 75 in 2007 after battling ALS and liver cancer.