Each year, the Jewish Studies & Music study group at AMS recognizes outstanding scholarly work in the field of Jewish music. For the 2022 awards cycle, we welcome nominations of work that was published from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021 in the following categories:
- A book, monograph, or edited volume.
- A journal article or a chapter in an edited volume.
- Other published scholarly materials. This may include, but is not limited to: liner notes to an audio recording, a film, an annotated translations or music manuscripts, web materials.
Eligibility
Submissions may come from any scholar, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, or academic rank, as long as the nominee is a member of the AMS. All submissions should be in English.
Evaluation
Submissions will be evaluated by members of the JSMSG board and by outside reviewers.
Application Process
Nominations for materials published in 2020 and 2021 should be sent to amsjewishmusic [at] gmail [dot] com with “JSM 2022 Awards Nomination” in the subject line. Anyone may submit a nomination, and the committee also welcomes self-nominations.
Please submit the following materials with your nomination:
- The scholar’s name.
- An abstract or brief description of the work.
- A PDF or link to the ebook, article, or recording. If you are unable to send PDFs due to copyright restrictions, please include the ISBN along with the publisher information.
Award winners will be notified prior to the annual AMS meeting and results will be announced during the 2022 AMS Annual Meeting.
All nominations are due by 11:59pm PT, July 15, 2022.