Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

As always, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo (May 9-12). 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Medieval Academy, will be delivered by Bissera V. Pentcheva … Continue reading →

The latest issue of Speculum is now available on the University of Chicago Press Journals website. To access your members-only journal subscription,  log in to the MAA website using your username and password associated with your membership (contact us at info@themedievalacademy.org if you have forgotten either), … Continue reading →

Interoperability and Medieval Manuscripts: A Digital Humanities Workshop The Medieval Academy of America is now accepting applications for “Interoperability and Medieval Manuscripts,” a three-day digital humanities workshop co-sponsored by The Medieval Academy and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library … Continue reading →

The four annual Constable Awards are granted in memory of Remie Constable to support research and travel for junior faculty, adjuncts, or unaffiliated scholars. The 2019 Constable Awards have been awarded to: Cailah Jackson, “The Islamic Arts of the Book of Medieval … Continue reading →

The 2019 Dissertation Grants have been awarded to: Hope Emily Allen Dissertation Grant: Timi Sgouros (Binghamton University), “Mobile Nuns: The Transgressing of Cloister Walls in the Later Middle Ages” John Boswell Dissertation Grant: Emma Snowden (University of Minnesota), “Bridging the Strait: The Shared History … Continue reading →

The 2019 Schallek Awards, granted in collaboration with the Richard III Society-American Branch to support dissertation research in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain, have been awarded to: Louisa Foroughi (Fordham University), “What Makes a Yeoman? Status, Religion, and Material … Continue reading →

Several Medieval Academy members have recently been awarded Summer Stipends from the National Endowment for the Humanities or have been named Fellows of the American Council of Learned Societies: NEH Summer Stipends:  Abigail Firey (University of Kentucky Research Foundation), “Lady … Continue reading →

The 2019 Annual Meeting (University of Pennsylvania, 7-9 March) was a great success, with more than 500 attendees, four plenary sessions, more than 200 papers, receptions at the Penn Museum of Art and Archaeology and at the Philadelphia Museum of … Continue reading →

The Council of the Medieval Academy held its annual meeting on Thursday morning, March 7, and, among other items of business, considered the report of the Centennial Committee. With the submission of a final report and list of recommendations, the … Continue reading →