Dorothy Berkson Writing Award
This award recognizes written achievement (e.g., scholarly essays, research projects,creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry, or playwriting) focused on gender and authored by a senior. The award winners are traditionally honored at a reception that celebrates Professor Berkson’s contributions to Lewis & Clark College and the excellence of current students who study gender through scholarly analysis and written expression.
Congratulations to this year’s winners Eve March and Ashley O’Leary!
Eve March ’22 (Art History)
“Maggots and Metamorphosis: ‘Becoming’ in Louise Bourgeois’ Self Portraiture” (essay)
Ashley O’Leary ’22 (English)
“‘Penetrating Nature’s Hiding Places’: Masculinist Scientific Ideals, Fatal Passions, and the Female Body in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” (essay)
Check out the Dorothy Berkson Archival Page to see past awardees!
Thank you to Dorothy Berkson’s family, friends, and colleagues, whose generous contributions have made this award possible