The Warren Dean Memorial Prize was established in 1995 and carries a stipend of $500. It recognizes the book or article judged to be the most significant work on the history of Brazil published in English during the year prior to the award year. Publications by scholars other than historians will be considered as long as the work has substantial historical content. Comparative works (e. g. on Brazil and another country) will be eligible as long as they include a substantial amount of material on Brazil.

For a book or article to be considered, each of the three committee members must receive a copy by June 1, 2025, either from the publisher or from another source.

Items published in 2024 will be considered for the award year 2025 (to be awarded at the meeting in January 2026).

In exceptional cases, the award committee may decide on co-winners. The co-winners will split the prize. In such cases, there would not be an honorable mention.

Note: The CLAH requires current membership for all of its prizes and awards.

Dean Prize Committee for 2025:

Hal Langfur
546 Park Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
hlangfur@buffalo.edu

Molly Ball
29 Crawford Street
Rochester, NY 14620
mollycball@rochester.edu

Seth Garfield
History Department
University of Texas at Austin
128 Inner Campus Dr. B7000
GAR 1.104
Austin, Texas 78712-1739
sgarfield@austin.utexas.edu

Deadline for receipt of nominations: June 1, 2025

Donations to the Dean Prize fund can be made here.

To see the list of past Dean Prize recipients and prize committees, see here.