Congratulations to DAAS Professor Martin Murray for being a finalist for the Herskovits Award presented by the African Studies Association for his book " City of Extremes: The Spatial Politics of Johannesburg".  

The Herskovits Award is presented by the Africa Studies Association to the author of the most important scholarly work in African studies published in English during the preceding year. This annual award is named in honor of Melville J. Herskovits, one of the ASA's founders.  The winner of the Herskovits Award is announced each year at the ASA Annual Meeting, where he or she receives an monetary honorarium.