Amy Gore, NDSU assistant professor of English, was nominated and elected for her outstanding scholarship in Indigenous book history, including her recent book, "Book Anatomy: Body Politics and the Materiality of Indigenous Book History" (University of Massachusetts Press, 2023).
Amy Gore, NDSU assistant professor of English, recently received notification of her election to membership in the American Antiquarian Society, a world-renowned library and society dedicated to the preservation of American history.
Since its founding in 1812 by Revolutionary War patriot and printer Isaiah Thomas, AAS has assembled what is today the world’s largest and most accessible collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, children's literature, music and graphic arts material printed before the twentieth century in what is now the United States. The library of over four million items also includes a substantial collection of secondary texts, bibliographies, digital resources and reference works.
AAS is also a learned society with over 1,200 members, who are elected based on distinctive achievement in academic or public life. The Society was presented with the 2013 National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony, and the membership roll includes 14 presidents of the United States; among the prizes won by members are more than 75 Pulitzer Prizes, scores of Bancroft Prizes, many Guggenheim fellowships and a few MacArthur Awards. Members hail from across the United States and around the world.
Membership is by invitation only, and nominated members must be elected by current voting members of the society. Gore was nominated and elected for her outstanding scholarship in Indigenous book history, including her recent book, "Book Anatomy: Body Politics and the Materiality of Indigenous Book History" (University of Massachusetts Press, 2023).
