Recognizing Excellence: 2010 Laureates
Honouring Scholarship and Excellence
Each year, the Federation selects four books, funded by the Aid to Scholarly Publication Program, that make significant research contributions to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of Canadian society. These Scholarly Book Prizes have tremendous value in promoting the visibility of a scholar's work and advancing careers. The authors of these books are awarded the Harold Adams Innis Prize for best English work in the social sciences, the Raymond Klibansky Prize for best English work in the humanities, the Prix Jean-Charles-Falardeau for best French work in the social sciences, and the Prix Raymond-Klibansky for best French work in the humanities. With their prize, authors receive $2 500 to encourage them to pursue their outstanding work.
The Humanities Book Prizes for both official languages are named after Raymond Klibansky (1905-2005), one of Canada's most eminent humanities scholars. In the course of his career, he held several positions at international institutions and received numerous distinctions for his exceptional contribution to the history of ancient and modern philosophy and for his commitment to the defence of the humanities in liberal arts studies. In 1999 Dr. Klibansky was named Grand Officier de l'Ordre National du Québec, and in 2000 was named to the Order of Canada. See the 2010 short list.
Jean-Charles Falardeau (1914-1989) was a scholar of great distinction dedicated to the advancement of sociology. Collaborator on and author of numerous articles and books on the social sciences, Québec, and Canadian society, Falardeau was the author of such works as Roots and Values in Canadian Lives (1964). He also provided a subtle analysis of literature as 'a mirror of society' in Imaginaire social et littérature (1974). He was named to the Order of Canada in 1976. See the 2010 short list.
Harold Adams Innis (1894-1952), a political economist, was one of the most important Canadian scholars and intellectuals of the 20th century. His concern for problems associated with the development of Canadian society and the course of Western civilization led him to examine an enormously diverse array of materials from history, philosophy, science, literature and the arts. His understanding of Canada's economic history and his grasp of the issues which beset his generation and would shape those of the future set him apart from his contemporaries. See the 2010 short list.
Previous Winners
These books have been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Reseach Council of Canada.
