Monthly Archives: February 2014

Jobs for Medievalists

The University of Toronto Library seeks an entry-level librarian to work on special projects in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Principal responsibilities will include work on digital projects involving special collections materials, assisting with web-based outreach and social media … Continue reading

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Medieval Manuscript and Paleography Courses at Rare Book School

This summer Rare Book School is excited to offer four courses designed specifically to advance the research of scholars in medieval and renaissance studies. Introduction to Paleography, 800–1500 introduces students to the book-based scripts and the text typologies of the western … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA Graduate Student Committee News

Click here to see what the Medieval Academy’s Graduate Student Committee has been up to, and feel free to forward the link to any grad students in your department or program who might not know about all the Academy and … Continue reading

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MAA News – Speculum News

Members can access Speculum online free of charge as a perquisite of membership. The easiest way to do so is through the Medieval Academy website; click here for instructions. You will need to sign into the Academy’s website using your … Continue reading

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MAA News – NEH Summer Seminars for Medievalists

Medievalists should note that seven of the 2014 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers focus on the Middle Ages. Four offer opportunities to conduct research in Europe (Rome, Florence, Oxford, York) while … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA Award Winners

Schallek Fellowship William Rhodes of the University of Virginia will receive the 2014 Schallek Fellowship. He is working with Prof. Elizabeth Fowler on a dissertation entitled “The Ecology of Reform: Land and Labor from Piers Plowman to Edmund Spenser.” This … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2015 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will be hosted by the Medieval Institute of the University of Notre Dame and will take place on 12-14 March in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Program Committee invites proposals for … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2014 Election Results

The MAA elections closed on 15 January 2014. Nearly 23 percent of the membership voted in the election, up slightly from last year. Thank you for participating! The ballots will be presented at the Annual Business Meeting of the Medieval … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2014 Annual Meeting

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of California Los Angeles is pleased to host the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, which will be held jointly with the annual meeting of the Medieval … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – American Folklore Society (Medieval and Early Modern Folklore Section)

Call for Papers: American Folklore Society (Medieval and Early Modern Folklore Section) Santa Fe, New Mexico November 5-8 Abstracts due Mar. 26, 2014 I invite all interested scholars to propose papers for panels sponsored by the Medieval and Early Modern … Continue reading

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