Max Crawford Medal
{{Short description|Australian academic award for outstanding achievement in the humanities}}
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The Max Crawford Medal is awarded every other year by the Australian Academy of the Humanities in recognition of "outstanding achievement in the humanities by young Australian scholars currently engaged in research, and whose publications contribute towards an understanding of their discipline by the general public". It is funded from a bequest to the academy by Emeritus Professor R.M. Crawford.{{cite web |url=http://www.humanities.org.au/Grants/CrawfordMedal.aspx |title=Crawford Medal – Australian Academy of the Humanities |accessdate=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418012853/http://www.humanities.org.au/Grants/CrawfordMedal.aspx |archivedate=18 April 2014 }} In 2019 it became an annual award.{{Cite web|date=13 June 2019|title=Trailblazing humanities champion awarded 2019 Crawford Medal|url=https://www.humanities.org.au/2019/06/14/trailblazing-humanities-champion-awarded-2019-crawford-medal/|access-date=29 June 2020|website=Australian Academy of the Humanities|language=en-AU}}
Recipients
- 2024: Olga Boichak ( University of Sydney ){{Cite web |last=Pressler |first=Abra |date=2024-08-05 |title=Olga Boichak receives 2024 Max Crawford Medal |url=https://humanities.org.au/power-of-the-humanities/olga-boichak-max-crawford-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Australian Academy of the Humanities |language=en-AU}}
- 2023: T. J. Thomson{{Cite web |last=Nielsen |first=Georgia |date=2023-08-05 |title=Improving media literacy to engage communities: 2023 Max Crawford Medal winner |url=https://humanities.org.au/our-community/improving-media-literacy-to-engage-communities-2023-max-crawford-medal-winner/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Australian Academy of the Humanities |language=en-AU}}
- 2022: Laura Smith-Khan (University of Technology Sydney){{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Laura |date=2022-09-06 |title=Winner of prestigious Max Crawford Medal announced |url=https://humanities.org.au/news/winner-of-prestigious-max-crawford-medal-announced/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Australian Academy of the Humanities |language=en-AU}}
- 2021: André Brett (University of Wollongong){{cite press release |author= |title="Train buff" who is "recasting the role of an academic historian" wins 2021 Crawford Medal |url= https://www.humanities.org.au/2021/07/07/train-buff-who-is-recasting-the-role-of-an-academic-historian-wins-2021-crawford-medal/ |location= |publisher=Australian Academy of the Humanities |agency= |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}
- 2020: Billy Griffiths (Deakin University)
- 2019: Ronika Power (Macquarie University)
- 2018: Raihan Ismail (Australian National University) and Dr Ana Tanașoca (University of Canberra){{cite web |title=Joint recipients of the 2018 Max Crawford Medal |url=https://www.humanities.org.au/opportunities/crawford-medal/ |publisher=Australian Academy of the Humanities |accessdate=25 June 2018}}
- 2016: David McInnis (University of Melbourne) and Dr Louise Richardson-Self (University of Tasmania)
- 2014: Tom Murray (Macquarie University)
- 2012: Michael Ondaatje (University of Newcastle) and Dr Lisa Ford (University of New South Wales)
- 2010: Roland Burke (La Trobe University)
- 2008: Kate Crawford (University of New South Wales)
- 2006: Christopher Hilliard (University of Sydney)
- 2004: Kirsten McKenzie (University of Sydney)
- 2002: Glenda Sluga (University of Sydney)
- 2000: John Hajek (University of Melbourne)
- 1997: Tom Griffiths (Australian National University)
- 1996: Lesley Stirling (University of Melbourne)
- 1995: Nicholas Thomas (Australian National University)
- 1994: Geremie Barmé (Australian National University)
- 1993: Hilary Fraser (University of Western Australia)
- 1992: Janet McCalman (University of Melbourne)
References
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