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The American Studies Program at DePaul University
sponsors the Richard deCordova Prize competition to honor
and celebrate our late, beloved colleague, a founding member
of the American Studies Program, and one of the Program’s
most loyal supporters. In keeping with Richard deCordova’s
teaching and scholarly interests, and with his own standards
of excellence, papers or projects in U. S. American
Studies or U. S. film studies by currently enrolled DePaul
undergraduates are eligible for the prize. Paper or
project submissions will be evaluated based on originality,
interdisciplinary perspective, clarity in reasoning, writing,
and presentation, and adequate and correct documentation.
Papers or projects previously submitted as
a part of a class requirement, as well as revisions of such
papers or projects, are eligible for submission—as
are papers or projects designed only for the competition.
Each student may submit only one entry. If a collaborative
project is submitted and wins, the prize will be split.
Papers may be of any length; projects may include, but are
not limited to, films and webpages.
Submissions are due by Friday of the first
week of the spring quarter, to Dr. John Burton, Director,
American Studies Program, 990 Fullerton Ave., Suite 2100.
A panel of American Studies faculty will decide the competition,
and their judgement will be final. The panel reserves the
right not to award the prize if none of the submissions
in a given year meet the criteria. A certificate and
a cash prize of at least $100 will be awarded at the spring
Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors Assembly.
For more information, contact Dr. John Burton,
Director, American Studies Program at 773-325-7401 or
american@condor.depaul.edu
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