Monthly Archives: May 2018

New Exhibition: “Picturing a Lost Empire: An Italian Lens on Byzantine Art in Anatolia, 1960–2000” opening in Istanbul

New Exhibition: “Picturing a Lost Empire: An Italian Lens on Byzantine Art in Anatolia, 1960–2000” opening in Istanbul Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) and Sapienza University of Rome are proud to present the result of their collaborative … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

Jobs for Medievalists at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, ACU We are delighted to announce that the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at ACU is forming a new research group in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. We … Continue reading

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CARA News – Duke Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Duke’s Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies has completed another outstanding year of endeavor! One of Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machine models: a human powered glider capable of flapping. Highlight – “The Stymphalian Project.” One of our undergraduate students, a … Continue reading

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International Workshop – Between Women: Female Networks, Kinships and Power

When: 31 May – 1 June 2018 Where: SFB 1167, Poppelsdorfer Allee 24, University of Bonn Organized by Emma Bérat and Irina Dumitrescu, as part of the SFB 1167 “Macht and Herrschaft: Premodern Configurations in a Transcultural Perspective”, University of Bonn … Continue reading

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CARA News –

University of Michigan
Medieval and Early Modern Studies 1029 Tisch, 435 S. State St., Univ. of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
Phone: 734-763-2066  //  Fax: 734-647-4881 Program Associate: Terre Fisher (telf@umich.edu) Faculty Contact, 2017-2019: Christian de Pee (cdepee@umich.edu) Department of History,
University of Michigan
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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 5th Forum Medieval Art

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 5th Forum Medieval Art, Bern, September 18–21, 2019. The biannual colloquium is organized by the Deutsche Verein für Kunstwissenschaft e.V. … Continue reading

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies

To encourage the integration of Byzantine studies within the scholarly community and medieval studies in particular, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 54th International Congress on … Continue reading

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Welcome to a New Reality! Reflections on the Medieval Academy of America’s Panel: “Inclusivity and Diversity: Challenges, Solutions, and Responses”

Nahir Otaño Gracia reflects on the Inclusivity and Diversity roundtable she organized and chaired at the recent Medieval Academy Annual Meeting in Atlanta: http://medievalistsofcolor.com/race-in-the-profession/welcome-to-a-new-reality-reflections-on-the-medieval-academy-of-americas-panel-inclusivity-and-diversity-challenges-solutions-and-responses/

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2018 Schallek Awards

The Schallek Awards, given in collaboration with the Richard III Society – American Branch, support graduate students conducting doctoral research in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). A clerical error led to the notification of six Schallek Awardees … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA @ Kalamazoo

As always, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the 2018 International Congress on Medieval Studies  (May 10-13). 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Academy, will be delivered by Sara Ritchey (Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville), … Continue reading

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