Daily Archives: March 4, 2021

IAS Ethiopian Studies Series

The Turn to the Medieval in Ethiopian Studies – The Turn to Ethiopia in Medieval Studies II This is the third event of a webinar series IAS Ethiopian Studies Convenors: Suzanne Akbari (IAS), Aaron Butts (CUA / IAS), Samantha L. … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA and NHC course, “Medieval Africa and Africans”

The first offering of the Medieval Academy and National Humanities Center course “Medieval Africa and Africans” completed the last of its six weeks at the end of February. Approximately eighty participants contributed to two sections of the course facilitated by … Continue reading

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MAA News – Registration for the 2021 Annual Meeting is Open!

Registration for the 96th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America is now open. The meeting is hosted by Indiana University, Bloomington, and will take place entirely online, from 15-18 April 2021. The program and registration information are available … Continue reading

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MAA News – Inaugural Inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant

We are very pleased to announce that the inaugural Inclusivity & Diversity Research Grant has been awarded to Sourav Ghosh (University of California at Berkeley) to support his project, “Ideology, Infrastructure, and Taxonomy: Archiving and the Origin of Medieval Indian … Continue reading

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MAA News – Call for Papers: 2022 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America

The 97th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The meeting is jointly hosted by the Medieval Academy of America and the Program in Medieval Studies … Continue reading

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MAA News – Upcoming Speculum Webinar: Meet the Editors

A Speculum Webinar: Meet the Editors 26 March 2021 from 12:00-1:30 PM EDT via Zoom Aimed particularly at early career scholars, this webinar brings together the editors of Speculum, along with members of the Editorial and Review Boards, to demystify … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA@Kzoo

Even though we won’t be able to greet you in person this year at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the virtual conference, with lectures, sessions, and … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA/CARA Summer Scholarships (deadline 1 April)

The MAA/CARA Summer Scholarships support graduate students and especially promising undergraduate students participating in summer courses in medieval languages or manuscript studies. Applicants must be members of the Medieval Academy in good standing with at least one year of graduate … Continue reading

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MAA News – Book Subventions

The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides grants of up to $2,500 to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. Click here for more information. NEW: The Medieval Academy Inclusivity … Continue reading

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MAA News – Good News From Our Members

Alexandre Roberts, University of Southern California, has been awarded an NEH Fellowship to support his project, “Matter Redeemed: Physics and Alchemy in Byzantium and the Islamic World” (research and writing leading to a book on physics and alchemy in the … Continue reading

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