Dr Camillia Cowling is one of two winners of the 2014 Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) Roberto Reis Book Prize for her book, Conceiving Freedom: Women of Color, Gender, and the Abolition of Slavery in Havana and Rio de Janeiro (North Carolina Press, 2013). This prize is awarded annually for the two best books in Brazilian Studies published in English that contribute significantly to promoting an understanding of Brazil.

The book, Conceiving Freedom: Women of Color, Gender, and the Abolition of Slavery in Havana and Rio de Janeiro, is also one of three finalists for the prestigious Frederick Douglass Book Prize which is awarded for the most outstanding nonfiction book published in English on the subject of slavery and/or abolition and antislavery movements. The Douglass Prize Jury and Review Committee will meet in the fall to select a winner, which will be announced publicly at that time.

Please also see the list of all academic publications by the academic staff of the Warwick University History Department.