Irene H. Chayes New Voices Award

The American Society for Aesthetics offers the Irene H. Chayes New Voices Awards for its annual meetings to nourish and sustain an ethos of inclusivity in all aspects of the Society's activities and in the discipline of aesthetics more broadly. The awards were established to encourage imaginative papers from new and continuing members. Applicants should demonstrate an understanding of the barriers that lead to the underrepresentation of women, ethnic and racial minorities, non-gender-conforming individuals, persons with disabilities, persons from low-socio-economic-status backgrounds, and other members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education careers. The author's capacity to apply their understanding of the conditions of underrepresentation to their research is also required. Applicants should demonstrate this critical perspective by proposing research topics that pertain in a substantial way to the artistic production or aesthetic experience of underrepresented groups. Preference is given to applicants who are students, faculty on fixed-term, non-tenure stream contracts, or not in academic employment. These awards have been made possible by the generosity of a large bequest from the estate of Irene H. Chayes, who was a scholar of literature and taught at the University of Maryland, Hollins College, and SUNY Binghamton.