/collections/ruth-benedict-prize
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title: Ruth Benedict Prize for Anthropology
body: value: This collection contains books which have won the <a href="https://queeranthro.org/awards/the-ruth-benedict-prize/">Ruth Benedict Prize</a>, given since 1986 by the American Anthropological Association to acknowledge excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic. More than one book can win in a given year. 

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<h2 id="2015_2029">2015-present</h2>

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<h2 id="2000_2014">2000-2014</h2>

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<h2 id="1986_1999">1986-1999</h2>

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<h2 id="honorable">Honorable Mentions (2011-present)</h2>

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