Meet the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prize Winners

Each year the American Council of Learned Societies recognizes and rewards the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open humanities scholarship. Open access publishing offers exciting new opportunities for scholars to share their research with wider audiences. This event will feature live conversation with winners of the 2026 prizes, which are awarded in the categories of Anthropology, Environmental Humanities, History, Literary/Media Studies, Multimodal, and Political Science. Conversations will be moderated by Beth Daley, Executive Editor of the nonprofit news website The Conversation. This year’s winners are:

• Anthropology  | Mal-Nutrition: Maternal Health Science and the Reproduction of Harm by Emily Yates-Doerr (University of California Press, 2024)


• Environmental Humanities | Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China by Jesse Rodenbiker (Cornell University Press, 2023)


• History | Abortion Pills: US History and Politics by Carrie Baker (Amherst College Press, 2024)


• Literary/Media Studies | Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives by Anastasia Salter and Stuart Moulthrop (Amherst College Press, 2021)


• Multimodal | Deaf Mobility Studies: Exploring International Networks, Tourism, and Migration by Annelies Kusters, Erin Moriarty, Amandine le Maire, Sanchayeeta Iyer, and Steven Emery (Gallaudet University Press, 2024)


• Political Science | Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency, and the Bangladesh Paradox by Naila Kabeer (LSE Press, 2024)

To join the event | Please register for an In-Person Ticket. Check-in will start at 3:30 PM in front of the Celeste Auditorium (Lower Level). Please use the Library’s accessible entrance via the Marshall Rose Plaza at 40th St. and Fifth Avenue.

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In-Person | Assistive listening devices and/or hearing loops are available at the venue. You can request a free ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning service by emailing your request at least two weeks in advance of the event: email [email protected] or use this Gmail template. This venue is fully accessible to wheelchairs. 

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