Booker is Shortlisted Finalist for AAR 2021 Book Award

2021 American Academy of Religion Book Awards

The American Academy of Religion (AAR) recently announced the 2021 recipients of the Awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion, the Best First Book in the History of Religions, and the Religion and the Arts Book Award.

This annual competition recognizes new scholarly publications that make significant contributions to the study of religion. The awards honor books of distinctive originality, intelligence, and creativity, and these titles affect decisively how religion is examined, understood, and interpreted.

Professor Vaughn A. Booker, Assistant Professor of AAAS and Religion, was a shortlist finalist for the Religion and the Arts Book Award category, recognized for his exceptional scholarship for his book,  Lift Every Voice and Swing: Black Musicians and Religious Culture in the Jazz Century (New York University Press.

Read a review of Lift Every Voice and Swing: Black Musicians and Religious Culture in the Jazz Century.