Daily Archives: February 7, 2018

MAA News – 2019 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

The 94th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place in Philadelphia on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, from 7-9 March 2019. The meeting is jointly hosted by the Medieval Academy of America, Bryn Mawr … Continue reading

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MAA News – K-12 Resources Page

The Medieval Academy of America’s K-12 Committee has recently launched a website presenting curricular resources for K-12 educators. The site can be accessed from the “Resources” tab of the MAA website or directly at this URL: https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/medievlalacademyk12/home. The website will … Continue reading

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MAA News – Update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Harassment

As part of its work, the Medieval Academy’s Ad Hoc Committee on Harassment at the Annual Meeting invites you to share your stories (anonymously if desired) here: https://adhoccommittee.wufoo.com/forms/medieval-academy-of-america/. While this Committee does not conduct investigations and can take no action on … Continue reading

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MAA News – Seeking Editor of Speculum

The Medieval Academy of America seeks to appoint an Editor for Speculum.  The position is configured as part-time, requiring around 25 hours per week. The Editor is appointed for an expected five-year term, subject to acceptable yearly performance reviews, with … Continue reading

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MAA News – Upcoming Grant Deadlines

MAA Dissertation Grants (deadline 15 February): The nine annual Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants support advanced graduate students who are writing Ph.D. dissertations on medieval topics. The $2,000 grants help defray research expenses. Click here for more information. Schallek Awards (deadline … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2018 Class of Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America

The Medieval Academy of America is pleased to announce the 2018 Class of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows: Fellows: Keith Busby (French and Italian, The University of Wisconsin) Cynthia Hahn (Art and Art History, Hunter College CUNY) Amy Remensnyder (History, Brown University) Corresponding … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2018 Publication Prizes Announced

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Medieval Academy of America publication prizes: Haskins Medal: Brian A. Catlos, Muslims of Medieval Latin Christendom, c.1050-1614 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015) Digital Humanities Prize: Elizabeth S. Bolman (PI), The Digital Red Monastery … Continue reading

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MAA News – CARA Awards Announced

We are very pleased to announce the 2018 CARA Awards: Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies: Bonnie Wheeler (Southern Methodist Univ.) CARA Awards for Excellence in Teaching: Monica Green (Arizona State Univ.) and Emily Steiner (Univ. … Continue reading

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MAA News – Annual Meeting Graduate Student Prizes

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Annual Meeting Graduate Student Prizes: Best Student Paper: Robin S. Reich (Columbia Univ.), “Nearly Gold and Neary Perfect? Meaning and Materiality of Copper-alloy in Twelfth-Century Sicily.” Robin will deliver … Continue reading

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MAA News – Good News From Our Members

In November 2017 Richard C. Hoffmann, a member of the Medieval Academy since 1965 and now Professor Emeritus in medieval history at York University, Toronto, was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.   His citation reads in … Continue reading

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