Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Election
Position
Name
Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Candidate statement
Melanie Ramdarshan Bold. Associate Professor, Publishing MA, Department of Information Studies, University College London.
I was the Awards Officer for the Association of Publishing Educators (UK), which celebrates post- and undergraduate research, so I have previous experience of organising awards and expert judging panels. During this role, I arranged for the various awards to be presented at the London Book Fair as part of their Excellence Awards Ceremony, which celebrate national and international publishing and related activities. This is always a wonderful experience for the nominees and raised the visibility of their achievements, and of the Publishing MAs in the UK, outside of the academy.
I hope to contribute to SHARP by running for the role of the Director of Awards. I believe one of the key strengths of SHARP is its international, diverse, and lively community. I believe that SHARP’s awards are an important way to celebrate our community from its early career researchers to distinguished collaborations. As SHARP moves forward, and becomes larger and increasingly international, who and what we celebrate will grow in parallel. Consequently, and in addition to continuing the portfolio of existing awards, one of my priorities would be to include an award for an international multilingual monograph. This would ensure that our awards are more representative of our community.
I was the Awards Officer for the Association of Publishing Educators (UK), which celebrates post- and undergraduate research, so I have previous experience of organising awards and expert judging panels. During this role, I arranged for the various awards to be presented at the London Book Fair as part of their Excellence Awards Ceremony, which celebrate national and international publishing and related activities. This is always a wonderful experience for the nominees and raised the visibility of their achievements, and of the Publishing MAs in the UK, outside of the academy.
I hope to contribute to SHARP by running for the role of the Director of Awards. I believe one of the key strengths of SHARP is its international, diverse, and lively community. I believe that SHARP’s awards are an important way to celebrate our community from its early career researchers to distinguished collaborations. As SHARP moves forward, and becomes larger and increasingly international, who and what we celebrate will grow in parallel. Consequently, and in addition to continuing the portfolio of existing awards, one of my priorities would be to include an award for an international multilingual monograph. This would ensure that our awards are more representative of our community.