Wiley Housewright Dissertation Award

The Society for American Music announces its annual competition for a dissertation on any topic relating to American music.

American music is interpreted in all its historical and contemporary styles and contexts, including, but not limited to art and popular musics, the musics of ethnic groups and minorities, and the full range of activities associated with music. "America" is understood here to embrace North America (Canada, The United States, and Mexico), including Central America and the Caribbean, and aspects of its cultures elsewhere in the world.

Eligibility
The dissertation must be in English, and must be for a degree awarded in calendar year 2008. Authors who entered the competition in a previous year may not enter again.

Application
Candidates should send the following:

  1. The title page and abstract of your dissertation
  2. The table of contents
  3. Preface or Introduction
  4. One sample chapter

All submission materials must be in PDF format, and submitted electronically. Please email to: Glenn Pillsbury at gpillsbury@pacific.edu

DMA and other terminal degree documents will be considered as long as the entire piece of scholarship is included in a written document (i.e., musical compositions or other materials will not be considered).

Applicants should include a full mailing address, phone number, and email address (where an acknowledgement will be sent), the title of the work, university, department, date, and primary advisor. Please do not mail the complete dissertation at this time.

Entry Deadline
11:59 PM (PDT) May 1, 2009

Members of the Committee: Leonora Saavedra, Deane Root, Steve Baur, David Patterson

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