Algerian Studies Master's Prize 2020

Society for Algerian Studies and LSE Middle East Centre

Congratulations to Leed University's Isla Paterson, Birmingham University's Saad Burbank and Oxford University's Chlöe Mayoux for their prize-winning dissertations!

The field for the 2020 Algerian Studies Master's Dissertation Prize was strong, but the judges were particularly impressed by Isla’s examination of Kamal Daoud’s Le peintre dévorant la femme, which won first prize. The judges decided to award a joint-second prize to Saad’s extended translation and commentary of Said Khatibi’s Firewood of Sarajevo and Chloë’s study of French nuclear testing in the Algerian Sahara in the 1960s.

For Isla Paterson's prizewinning work, the judges remarked it was 'thoughtful and well-written; combining cultural, sociological, critical theory and gender theory in a strong and effortless way. Advancing some original and insightful readings, [it] places Algerian culture and Daoud in a complex framework and reaches clear assessments on how to receive his work.'

Saad Burbank's, in turn, was 'thorough and well-balanced; well-written and compelling. The author has advanced knowledge of the field and has presented an original piece of research.'

For Chloë Mayoux's essay the judges opined: 'Interesting and persuasively argued, this well-researched and highly topical dissertation successfully links both the theoretical and empirical arguments in a lucid manner.'

Launched by the Society for Algerian Studies and the LSE Middle East Centre, this prize is aimed at Master’s students in the UK conducting research on Algeria. It is designed to encourage and celebrate outstanding research focussed on Algeria.

For all enquiries, please contact Kendall Livingston, Projects Assistant: k.livingston@lse.ac.uk

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Isla Paterson | Leeds University

1st Prize: 'Playing to the West only? Representations of Picasso, the gendered body, and Islamism in Kamel Daoud's Le peintre dévorant la femme'

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Saad Burbank | Birmingham University

2nd Prize: 'Extended translation and commentary of Said Khatibi’s Firewood of Sarajevo'

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Chlöe Mayoux | Oxford University

2nd Prize: 'French Nuclear Testing in the Algerian Sahara (1960-1966): From Colonial to Nuclear Empire?'

 

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