Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award

The Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award honors each year one outstanding musicological work in the field of critical race and/or critical ethnic studies. Works eligible for the award include published articles, books, editions, or other scholarly entities that best exemplify the highest qualities of originality, interpretation, theory, and communication in this area.

The award is named in honor of former AMS Vice President Judy Tsou, Emeritus Music Librarian at the University of Washington and Affiliate Professor of Music History, and an expert on the intersection of race and gender in music, particularly operas.

To be eligible for the Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award, nominations must meet the following criteria. Eligible works:

• Must be authored by a member of the AMS or a citizen/permanent resident of the United States or Canada
• Must have been published during the preceding three calendar years (referring to the copyright year as found in the front matter of the published work)
• Must be published in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish

Nominations must be received via the AMS award nomination form by 11:59 p.m. on the submission deadline. Self-nominations are welcome, as well as nominations from colleagues and publishers. Nominators are asked to provide a digital review copy of the work, if available.

A committee of three scholars will choose a single award recipient from all eligible candidates. Award winners will receive a monetary prize, a certificate, and recognition at the annual meeting of the Society. An individual may receive the Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award only once. A work of scholarship may receive only one AMS award.