Emerging Artist/Scholar Award in Critical Race Performance Studies

Performance Studies international (PSi) invites nominations for PSi’s 2025 Emerging Artist/Scholar Award in Critical Race Performance Studies. In even-numbered years, this award honors an emerging global majority scholar’s PSi conference paper engaging critical race performance studies.  In odd-numbered years, the award honors an emerging global majority artist’s artwork/performance engaging critical race performance studies that is presented at the PSi conference and/or submitted to the GPS conference issue. We also welcome submissions that blur the lines between performance and scholarship. The award consists of the opportunity to publish the work in GPS: Global Performance Studies (GPS), a peer reviewed online academic journal sponsored by PSi, as well as a $100 stipend to offset conference registration costs. The winner will have the opportunity to work with a critical race studies scholar or artist as well as the GPS editorial committee to develop the selected work for publication. Graduate students are welcome to apply.

To nominate yourself or another conference presenter, please submit the following materials to gpsedits@gmail.com by August 15, 2025 using the subject line “Emerging Artist/Scholar Award”

• Abstract of paper accepted for the 2025 PSi conference #30, XXX Cruzo, Cruising, Crossroads
• Digital access to full conference paper 
• Contact information of nominee and nominator, if applicable

If you have any questions about the nomination process or materials requested, please email gpsedits@gmail.com with the subject line “Emerging Artist/Scholar Award”.