Year
Recipient
2019
Susan Leigh Foster
University of California, Los Angeles
Awards
/ Research and Leadership Awards
Outstanding Scholarly Research in Dance Award
Nominations Due
April 21, 2021
This award honors an exceptional scholar or leader for sustained contributions to dance research.
Tommy DeFrantz receiving the 2017 Outstanding Scholarly Research in Dance Award. Photo by Jess Cavender
This award honors an exceptional scholar or leader for sustained contributions to dance research. Selection may be based on a significant body of work, a single contribution that has a major lasting impact on scholarly dance research, or leadership that furthers the field. Any area of dance scholarship is eligible. Scholars may be at any career stage, as long as they satisfy the purpose of the award. No more than one award will be given in a calendar year.
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Nomination Instructions
You must be a DSA member to submit a nomination, but individuals nominated for awards need not be DSA members. Please submit a letter detailing why the nominee should be put forward for the award; nominee's curriculum vitae, if you have access to it; additional relevant materials to support the case; include your relationship to the candidate, if any.
Send nomination to awards@dancestudiesassociation.org with Outstanding Scholarly Research Award in the subject line.
We welcome nominations or submissions from or on behalf of casualized and independent scholars, researchers, and/or artists.
Past Recipients
Year
Recipient
2017
Thomas F. DeFrantz
Duke University
2016
Randy Martin, in memoriam
New York University
2015
Janice Ross
Stanford University
2014
Deidre Sklar
Independent Scholar
2013
Susan Manning
Northwestern University
2012
Sue Stinson
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
2011
Mark Franko
Temple University
2010
Stephanie Jordan
University of Roehampton