[AMS-announce] AWARD: Thurnau Award for Music Theatre Studies for Young Scholars

[Announcements for the AMS]

Submissions are now being accepted for the Thurnau Award for Music Theatre Studies for young scholars which will be awarded the second time in 2009.

The Thurnau Institute for Music Theatre Studies at Bayreuth University in Germany (Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater – fimt) is an internationally unique research institution focusing on music theatre.

We are looking for modern, creative and outstanding methodological approaches in music theatre studies, trying to encourage interesting topics in neglected fields of research. Please send in your stimulating academic article from 18.000- 27.000 characters incl. blank spaces (10-15 pages) which can be written in English, German, French or Italian. The essay may just be prepared for publication or already be published (not longer than 2 years ago).

Deadline: February 15th, 2009

For further information please visit also: http://www.fimt.uni-bayreuth.de/de/Thurnauer_Wissenschaftspreis/index.html