The Music in American Culture Award
The Music in American Culture Award honors each year a book of exceptional merit that both illuminates some important aspect of the music of the United States and places that music in a rich cultural context. The goal of this award is to recognize the best writing on music in American culture, regardless of the source or intended audience of that writing; hence work by a broad range of authors—including performing musicians, journalists, and music critics, as well as academic scholars—will be considered. Books published in the previous year (2010) in any language and in any country are eligible. “Previous year” refers to the year of publication as found on the copyright page of the book. The author must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. A book may receive only one AMS award in a given year.
Nominations, including self-nominations, may be submitted by any individual within or outside the AMS. A committee consisting of three scholars will choose a single winner, who will receive a monetary prize and a certificate, conferred by the committee chair, at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Presentation of the Society. To ensure consideration, nominations must be submitted by 1 May 2011 to the office of the AMS, and should include the name of the author, the title of the book, and the publisher. Additionally, the award committee may solicit the curriculum vitae of each nominee.
