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NWSA and U. of Illinois Press First Book Prize

May 19, 2011, 1:00 pm

By PageView Editor

The National Women’s Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press have teamed up to offer a prize for the best dissertation or first book manuscript by a single author in the field of women’s and gender studies. Applicants must be NWSA members and books with an interdisciplinary focus are especially welcome. The prize is a publication contract with UIP, although runners-up will also be considered for publication. For more information visit NWSA. Deadline for application is June 1.

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  • 22015822

    Obviously:  ”Give Peace a Chance.”

  • Brian Abel Ragen

    Tom Lehrer’s “Fight Fiercely, Harvard”–with “Harvard” changed to the metrically equivalent “Goshen”–seem a natural choice. The injunction, “But don’t hurt them!” should go down particularly well.

  • nsteiger

    I agree with sanamrcos8; besides, The Star Spangled Banner spans octaves out of the range of most people; whether you like the lyrics or not, it’s virtually unsingable. America the Beautiful is – well – beautiful – and highly singable.

  • mkt42

    Yup.  The high notes in “America the Beautiful” are almost as difficult to reach as the ones in “The Star Spangled Banner.”  And the lugubrious melody is more like a dirge than an anthem.  It did sound good when Ray Charles sang it, but not many people can sing like Ray Charles. 

    “This Land is Your Land” however is peppy, inclusive, and easy to sing.  Political yes, but hey it’s an anthem. And it doesn’t have the smug religious overtones of “America the Beautiful” … did God not shed his grace on New Zealand?

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