James Middleton Essay Prize in Humanities

Established by the donor in 2004 to encourage students in the study of the Humanities as the foundation for liberal arts and professional studies. Two prizes are awarded annually for outstanding essays by students in second or third year who are pursuing Honours degrees in Ancient History & Classics, History, Philosophy, or English Literature. The prizes rotate between Ancient History & Classics and Philosophy in one year, and History and English Literature in the next.

In 2011-2012, the two prizes will be awareded to students in English Literature and History. Submission deadline is April 30. Details below.

For 2010-2011 the two prizes were awarded to students in Ancient History & Classics and Philosophy: Read more here

2010-2011 Essay Winners

Ancient History & Classics:
Dylan Morningstar
On the Correlation of Eastern Contact and Representation in Art

Essay [PDF]

Philosophy:
Justin Sutton
Marx’s Alienated Labour defended in the context of Neo-liberalism

Essay [PDF]

For information on:

•  Prize Criteria

•  Details on submitting essay for 2011-2012