The Lise Waxer NECSEM Prize
Lise Waxer was a Canadian-born ethnomusicologist. She conducted extensive research on salsa music and its Cuban roots and completed doctoral studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Waxer edited Situating Salsa: Global Markets and Local Meaning in Latin Popular Music, a collection of essays on salsa in global perspective. This award honors her memory as a distinguished teacher, scholar, musician, and colleague.
Past Award
Recipients
All past award recipients have been recognized for their outstanding research in Ethnomusicology and popular music cultures.
2020
Jack Herscowitz
Middlebury College, "The Music of Margot Loyola and Luis Advis: A Model of Memory and Creation in the 'Nueva Cancion Chilena'”
2019
Dylan Therrialt
Colby College, "Tradition, Inclusivity, and Participation in Maine's Contemporary Contra Dance Culture; an Example of a Progressive Traditional Practice”
2018
Holland Rhodd-Lee
Wellesley College, “Punch’s Alley: How Commerce and Music Shape Hook-up Culture and Erotic Capital at Wellesley College”
2018
Franziska Seehausen (Honorable Mention)
New England Conservatory, “A Fresh Look at the Study of
Yiddish Folksongs”
2017
Sayeed Joseph
Skidmore College, "We Gon' Be Alright": Mental Health and the Blues in Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly
2016
Lea Peterson
Skidmore College, “My Anaconda Don’t Want None Unless You Got – Feminist Values, Hun”
2015
Walker Kennedy
Bowdoin College, "Music Streaming Services, Programming Culture, and the Politics of Listening"
2014
Lucas Avidan
Middlebury College, "A Voce of Their Own: Bongo Flava Music and Youth identity in Contemporary Tanzania"
2013
Dante Francomano
Middlebury College "The Transaction of Power in Ugandan
Musical Pedagogy"
2012
Nicole Hansen
Middlebury College, "Violin in Carnatic and Western Classical
Music Traditions"
2011
Brianna Murphy
Wellesley College, "The Heart of the Heartland: Evolution of Bluegrass Fiddling in Middle Tennessee"