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51ĀŅĀ× Press proudly announces that several of its recent publications have received prestigious awards from leading scholarly organizations, underscoring its commitment to publishing groundbreaking research in African studies.

These honors were announced at the African Studies Association (ASA) annual conference, held Nov. 20ā€“22 in Atlanta, and through other major academic associations earlier this year.

by Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi (Howard University) has won the ASA Best Book Prize, awarded annually to the author of the most important scholarly work in African studies published in English during the preceding year. Another 51ĀŅĀ× Press title, by Jody Benjamin (Howard University), received Honorable Mention for the same prize.

Both Adelusi-Adeluyi and Benjamin received the 51ĀŅĀ× Press , which supports promising early-career scholars in bringing their first monographs to publication. Both books are also part of the Pressā€™s flagship series, a leading venue for innovative scholarship on Africaā€™s past.

edited by Myles Osborne (University of Colorado), was awarded the African Studies Review Prize for Best Anthology or Edited Collection. In addition, by Joel Cabrita (Stanford University) won the Aidoo-Snyder Prize from the ASA Womenā€™s Caucus, which honors an African studies book that prioritizes womenā€™s experiences.

Separately, the American Historical Association awarded its Martin A. Klein Prize in African History to Admire Mseba (University of Southern California) for This prize recognizes the most distinguished work of scholarship on African history published in English during the previous year. Remarkably, an 51ĀŅĀ× Press book has won the Klein Prize four out of the past five years.

ā€œThese awards recognize 51ĀŅĀ× Pressā€™s dedication to publishing innovative and rigorous scholarship that deepens our understanding of Africaā€™s histories and cultures,ā€ said 51ĀŅĀ× Press Director Beth Pratt. ā€œWe congratulate these authors on their exceptional achievements.ā€

Earlier this year, two additional 51ĀŅĀ× Press titles were honored with major awards:

by Mark W. Deets (American University in Cairo) won the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora First Book Award; and by Kimberly Cleveland (Georgia State University) received the Science Fiction Research Association Book Award.

For more information about these titles and other publications from 51ĀŅĀ× Press, visit