0 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Gustav us ▁My ers ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Big ot ry ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights . ▁ ▁( B oth ▁the ▁awards ▁and ▁the ▁center ▁sometimes ▁had ▁different ▁variations ▁on ▁their ▁names .) ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁awards ▁was ▁initially ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁" an ▁annual ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁scholar ship ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁int ol er ance ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ." ▁ ▁This ▁definition ▁was ▁later ▁stated ▁as ▁being ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁" comm end [ ing ] ▁works ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁given ▁year ▁which ▁extend ▁our ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁root ▁causes ▁of ▁big ot ry ▁and ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁options ▁we ▁as ▁humans ▁have ▁in ▁construct ing ▁alternative ▁ways ▁to ▁share ▁power ." ▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁ten ▁books ▁were ▁selected ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁years ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁honor able ▁mentions ▁was ▁also ▁announced . ▁ ▁The ▁center ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁awards ▁do ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁each ▁year , ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Day . ▁ ▁N omin ations ▁were ▁solic ited , ▁or ▁w inners ▁announced , ▁in ▁academic ▁journ als ▁such ▁as ▁Women ' s ▁Studies ▁Qu arter ly , ▁Hyp atia , ▁N WS A ▁Journal , ▁The ▁Rad ical ▁Te acher , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Review ers ▁were