Wiley Housewright Dissertation Award

The Society for American Music’s Wiley Housewright Dissertation Award is designed to recognize a single dissertation on American music for its exceptional depth, clarity, significance, and overall contribution to the field. 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.

Dissertations must be in English, and must be for a degree awarded in the calendar year 2014.  We welcome entries from American Studies, American history, and other fields beyond theory, musicology, and ethnomusicology as long as the primary focus of the work is a musical topic.  The Award carries with it a monetary prize as well as a citation that will be presented at the national conference each spring.

The submission deadline is June 1, 2015.

For application procedures and a list of past winners, visit: http://www.american-music.org/awards/HousewrightAward.php.


Questions about the award should be directed to Eric Hung (msumeric@gmail.com).