Franklin R. Buchanan Prize

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) invites submissions for the 2024 Franklin R. Buchanan Prize.

Established in 1995 by the AAS Committee on Educational Issues and Policy and the Committee on Teaching about Asia, the Franklin R. Buchanan Prize is awarded annually to recognize an outstanding pedagogical, instructional, or curriculum publication on Asia designed for K-12 and college undergraduate instructors and learners. Any format is acceptable, including print, CD, video, and online formats. Submissions that address underrepresented regions of Asia, as defined by the Association for Asian Studies, are encouraged.

The mission of the Buchanan Prize is to recognize excellence and innovation in curricular and instructional materials, especially for non-specialists teaching in K-12 and college undergraduate classrooms. To that end, the winning submission will reflect current scholarship as well as innovative pedagogical methodologies that emphasize student-centered learning and skill development. Submissions should enhance teaching beyond conventional textbooks, primary source readers, or collected or academic essays. The winning submission will contribute qualitatively to the available materials for teaching the specific content and make a significant impact on the intended audience. Submissions must have been published after January 1, 2022 and include well-articulated and detailed teaching strategies in order to be competitive.

Prize

The 2024 Buchanan Prize will be awarded to the author(s) of the work at the AAS Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, March 14-17, 2024. The prize includes a $1,000 monetary award and a one-year membership to AAS.

Deadline

Submissions are due November 1, 2023.

For more information and a submission form, please contact the Chair of the Committee:

Kristi Roundtree
East Asia Resource Center
The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
University of Washington
302B Thomson Hall Box 353650
Seattle, WA 98195-3650
Phone: (206) 685-1389
barnesk@u.washington.edu

2023 Award

Winner and Citation

Lucy Park and Elizabeth Jorgensen, Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form (Parkyoung Press)

Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form, edited by Lucy Park and Elizabeth Jorgensen, is the first comprehensive reference book on sijo written primarily for English-speaking educators. The primer is divided into three parts: 1) history of the form, 2) lesson plans, and 3) analysis of award-winning sijo. In the first part, thorough background information is provided on the basics of sijo, the history of sijo, contemporary sijo, and sijo written in languages other than English and Korean, as well as the cultural implications of sijo. The second part provides lesson plans written by current high school educators and a teaching guide by a sijo poet. The third part includes twenty-four original English sijo (all prize winners from the past Sejong Writing Competition), accompanied by comments from sijo experts and authors including David McCann, Molly Gaudry, Emily Yoon, Joonok Huh, Mark Peterson, and Seong-Kon Kim. This book is an invaluable reference for those who want to teach sijo.

Honorable Mentions

Catherine Fratto, Lynn Kawaratani, and Evan Dawley, “Centering Taiwan in Global Asia: K-14 Curriculum Website”

Linda Hoaglund, Angela Miesle Stokes, and Kachina Leigh, “Edo Avant Garde: K to 12 Arts Curriculum”

Maria Adele Carrai, Jennifer Rudolph, and Michael Szonyi, The China Questions 2 (Harvard University Press)

Past Awards