Call for Papers – The New College Conference is back!

After a hiatus in 2024, the twenty-third biennial New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies will take place 5–7 March 2026 in Sarasota, Florida. The program committee invites 250-word abstracts of proposed twenty-minute papers on topics in European and Mediterranean history, literature, art, music and religion from the fourth to the seventeenth centuries. Planned sessions are welcome, and interdisciplinary work is particularly appropriate to the conference’s broad historical and disciplinary scope. The deadline for all abstracts is 1 October 2025; for submission guidelines or to submit an abstract, please go to http://www.newcollegeconference.org/cfp.

Junior scholars whose abstracts are accepted are encouraged to submit their papers for consideration for the Snyder Prize (named in honor of conference founder Lee Snyder), which carries an honorarium of $400. Further details are available at the conference website.

The Conference is held on the campus of New College of Florida, the honors college of the Florida state system. The college, located on Sarasota Bay, is adjacent to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, which will offer tours arranged for conference participants. Sarasota is noted for its beautiful public beaches, theater, food, art and music. Average temperatures in March are a

pleasant high of 77f (25c) and a low of 57f (14c). More information will be posted on the conference website as it becomes available, including plenary speakers, conference events, and area attractions. Please send any inquiries to

info@newcollegeconference.org.

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Upcoming MAA Webinar

Borderland Anxieties: Lisān al-Dīn ibn al-Khat ̣ īb (d. 1374) and the Politics of Genealogy in Late Medieval Granada

June 23rd, 12pm EDT

We are very pleased to announce a series of webinars honoring the winners of the MAA Inclusivity & Diversity Grants and Prizes: Mohamad Ballan (Article Prize in Critical Race Studies), Kartik Maini (Belle da Costa Greene Prize), Greg Carrier (Inclusivity & Diversity Research Grant) and Tirumular Narayanan (Inclusivity & Diversity Travel Grant). These webinars will be hosted by the MAA Inclusivity & Diversity Committee and are made possible by an Intention Foundry Learned Society Extended Engagement Microgrant from the American Council of Learned Societies.

The Inclusivity and Diversity Committee is proud to present the work of the first of our annual prize winners. Please join us on Monday, June 23rd at 12:00pm EDT for an interactive webinar discussion with Mohamad Ballan, winner of the Article Prize in Critical Race Studies. Mohamad will discuss his article, “Borderland Anxieties: Lisān al-Dīn ibn al-Khat ̣ īb (d. 1374) and the Politics of Genealogy in Late Medieval Granada,” published last April in Speculum, vol. 98, no. 2. I&D committee chair, Rachael Vause will discuss with Ballan his work to integrate the medieval Islamic world into discussions about race, racialization, and ethnicity in the Middle Ages, and then open the floor to questions for our esteemed prize winner. We hope you will join us!

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Jobs For Medievalists

The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for our 2026-27 fellowship cycle for researchers whose projects would benefit from intensive on-site engagement with Yale Library Special Collections materials. Our fellowships are open to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars locally and globally who utilize traditional methods of archival and bibliographic research as well as creative, interdisciplinary, and non-traditional approaches to conducting research in the collections. 

Fellowships range from two weeks to four months in length, with awards in the amount of $5,000 per month. An additional stipend of $400 will be provided to successful international applicants to help defray the costs associated with a J-1 visa application.

Fellowship application procedures and requirements can be found on the Beinecke’s website:

If you have any questions regarding the fellowship program itself, please see our FAQ or contact Beinecke.Fellowships@yale.edu.  For all queries regarding our collections, please feel free to reach out to our colleagues in Reference at Beinecke.Library@yale.edu.

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MAA News – We’ve Moved!

As of June 1, you will find us in a different suite at the same street address:

Medieval Academy of America
6 Beacon St., Suite 225
Boston, Massachusetts 02108

This move to smaller space will result in significant budgetary savings that will allow us to increase support for Speculum staff and implement new programming. The office will be closed for business until Thursday, June 5, as we move in and set up phone, internet, and network services. We apologize for any disruption. As always, email is the best way to reach us: info@TheMedievalAcademy.org.

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MAA News – MAA@Leeds

If you’re going to be at the Leeds International Medieval Congress this year, please join us on Tuesday, 8 July, 19.00-20.00 (Session 901) for the annual Medieval Academy Lecture, to be delivered by Xiaofei Tian (Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations, Harvard University), “The Margins of Knowing: A Place for the Extraordinary in an Ordinary World.” Afterwards, join Prof. Tian and MAA governance and staff members for the Medieval Academy’s open-bar wine reception.

The Medieval Academy’s Graduate Student Committee roundtable will take place Monday, 7 July, 19:00-20:00 (Session 021): “How to Conference.” Participants include Carrie Beneš (New College of Florida), Kathryn Gerry (Bowdoin University, Maine), Carolin Gluchowski (Universität Hamburg), Rebekkah Hart (Case Western Reserve University, Ohio), Natalie Hopwood (University of Leeds), Megan Renz Perry (Yale University), and Liene Rokpelne (Latvijas Universitāte, Rīga / Valmieras muzejs).

We hope to see you there!

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MAA News – Upcoming Webinars

Borderland Anxieties: Lisān al-Dīn ibn al-Khat ̣ īb (d. 1374) and the Politics of Genealogy in Late Medieval Granada

June 23rd, 12pm EDT

We are very pleased to announce a series of webinars honoring the winners of the MAA Inclusivity & Diversity Grants and Prizes: Mohamad Ballan (Article Prize in Critical Race Studies), Kartik Maini (Belle da Costa Greene Prize), Greg Carrier (Inclusivity & Diversity Research Grant) and Tirumular Narayanan (Inclusivity & Diversity Travel Grant). These webinars will be hosted by the MAA Inclusivity & Diversity Committee and are made possible by an Intention Foundry Learned Society Extended Engagement Microgrant from the American Council of Learned Societies.

The Inclusivity and Diversity Committee is proud to present the work of the first of our annual prize winners. Please join us on Monday, June 23rd at 12:00pm EDT for an interactive webinar discussion with Mohamad Ballan, winner of the Article Prize in Critical Race Studies. Mohamad will discuss his article, “Borderland Anxieties: Lisān al-Dīn ibn al-Khat ̣ īb (d. 1374) and the Politics of Genealogy in Late Medieval Granada,” published last April in Speculum, vol. 98, no. 2. I&D committee chair, Rachael Vause will discuss with Ballan his work to integrate the medieval Islamic world into discussions about race, racialization, and ethnicity in the Middle Ages, and then open the floor to questions for our esteemed prize winner. We hope you will join us!

Click here to register.

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MAA News – Centennial Spotlight

Every month, we’ll be spotlighting two MAA Centennial Grant Projects. These twenty-one projects span the continent and reflect some of the best that Medieval Studies has to offer. We are so pleased to be able to support these symposia, performances, and digital initiatives as part of our Centennial celebrations.

21-25 June: California: Summer Institute for Late Medieval Polyphony, University of California, Berkeley (Emily Zazulia, University of California, Berkeley): This 2025 institute focuses on Josquin des Prez (ca. 1450/51–1521), who produced some of the most artistically rewarding music in the vocal canon. Open to both individuals (18+) and existing ensembles wanting to improve their sound, the course features immersive, small-group singing and tailored coaching sessions. Participants will experience the thrill of performing vocal polyphony alongside world-class interpreters of early music. Experts will lead workshops that bring to life the world in which this music was made.

Ongoing: Massachusetts: Art in an Early Global World at WAM: A Digital Resource, College of the Holy Cross (Amanda Luyster, College of the Holy Cross): This project presents a digital resource, available online anywhere (including smartphones), and on iPads permanently installed in WAM’s galleries, intended to break down boundaries between art objects made in different geographical regions in the medieval era.

Ongoing: Indiana: The Bayeux Tapestry from Scratch, Indiana University (Elizabeth Hebbard, Indiana University): The Bayeux Tapestry from Scratch is a three-year workshop and lecture series organized into three themes: Flax to Linen, Sheep to Yarn, and Premodern Needlecraft. Beginning with the planting of flax in the Book Lab’s academic garden at Hilltop, the project aims to build understanding around premodern agricultural, visual storytelling, and craft practices through the knowledge- and labor-intensive steps behind the creation of this famous textile: hackling, breaking, scutching, spinning and weaving flax; combing, spinning, and dyeing raw wool; and finally premodern needlework. The project will feature hands-on workshops paired with lectures from various academic specialists (in, for example, archeobotany, textile history, or photo-degradation of cultural heritage) and events with local community artisans.

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MAA News – Publication Subventions Awarded

The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides subventions of up to $2,500 to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. The 2025 subventions have been awarded to:

Anna Katharina Rudolph, Rewriting History and the Myth of the French Nation: The Hagiography of Radegund of Poitiers from Medieval to Modernity (Amsterdam University Press);

Christopher Bonura, A Prophecy of Empire: The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius from Late Antique Mesopotamia to the Global Medieval Imagination (University of California Press)

We are very pleased to be able to support the publication of these monographs.

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Call for Papers – International Albertus Magnus Society (IAMS)

The International Albertus Magnus Society (IAMS) would like to sponsor one or more sessions during the International Medieval Congress (IMC), Leeds, UK, July 6-9, 2026. See: https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2026-cfp/

For 2025 the IMC theme is “Temporalities.” Although individual papers need not address this theme explicitly, nonetheless it offers numerous opportunities for Albertus Magnus scholars.

The IMC deadline for proposed sessions is September 30, 2025. We invite scholars to submit proposals by September 15, 2025 to Irven M. Resnick (Irven-Resnick@utc.edu) and Mercedes Rubio  (mercedes.rubio@villanueva.edu). A proposal requires a title and an abstract not to exceed 100 words.

Please include your full name; email address; postal address; telephone number; full affiliation details (department, institution); and title (e.g. Dr, Ms, Mr, Mx, Professor, etc). Although we would prefer in-person presentations, virtual presentations will also be considered. A ninety-minute session typically offers three papers; each presenter will be allowed 20 minutes, to be followed by 10 minutes of questions and discussion. Papers may be presented in languages other than English, although these may have a more limited audience. It will be necessary to include an abstract in English, nonetheless.

If you have any questions, please contact either Irven M. Resnick (Irven-Resnick@utc.edu) and Mercedes Rubio (mercedes.rubio@villanueva.edu).

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Jobs For Medievalists

The Yale Library seeks a highly collaborative, knowledgeable, and user-centered Catalog/Metadata Librarian to join the Bibliographic Description Unit within Special Collections Technical Services, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Reporting to the Associate Director of the Bibliographic Description Unit, the Catalog/Metadata Librarian creates, enhances, and maintains original and complex bibliographic and authority records for a wide range of special collections materials in various formats. They may plan, direct, and review the work of cataloging assistants and/or student assistants and provide project management for cataloging and metadata projects. The incumbent will collaborate closely with colleagues across functional units and throughout special collections and the Library in support of the sustainable stewardship and discovery of special collections materials.

We seek applicants that have an interest in and/or experience engaging with evolving descriptive metadata models and standards, in the politics of metadata, and the materiality of the textual object. Applicants should also be interested in broader questions relating to the creation, survival, transmission, ownership, description, and use of special collections to their understanding within scholarship, the classroom, and within different communities.

The successful candidate will engage in regional and national communities of practice and participate in the implementation of national standards and best practices in Special Collections Technical Services. They will participate in Yale Library and departmental committees and task forces, especially as they relate to their job responsibilities and professional interests, ensuring that Special Collections Technical Services efforts align with Yale priorities and strategic goals.

They will establish a record of service, participating in regional, national, and international professional activities–both to contribute to the profession and to grow individually as a professional librarian.

The position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 1 to Librarian 3 based on a combination of professional experience and accomplishments. Librarian ranking information can be found at http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions.

Essential Duties

1. Provides original cataloging/creates metadata for materials in all formats and subject areas. Applies descriptive standards (RDA, AACR2, DCRM, DACS, or VRC, etc.), structural standards (MARC, MODS, METS or EAD, etc.), and controlled vocabularies (LCNAF, or LCSH, etc,). Creates authority records applying standards and best practices, and assigns call numbers using Library of Congress Classification system.
2. Provides intellectual and physical management of library databases. This may include authority control, record loading, ingesting objects, quality assurance processes, and working with stakeholders throughout the library community.
3. Analyzes bibliographic and metadata problems, recommends policies, develops processes and best practices, and creates documentation.
4. Engages with cataloging and technical service staff, other librarians, curators, and collection managers in an effort to meet their needs, and the needs of our users.
5. Researches, plans and oversees special projects.
6. May manage vendor services and relationships.
7. Trains and revises the work of students, assistants and other librarians.
8. Participates in national metadata/cataloging initiatives, i.e. the Program for Cooperative Cataloging programs (BIBCO, NACO, SACO).
9. Participates in the library’s management, assessment, training and development programs.
10. Keeps abreast of national and international developments including new metadata standards, technologies, trends, and techniques.
11. Establishes a record of service to the Library, the University and the profession.
12. May be required to assist with disaster recovery efforts.
13. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

1. Master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited library school. In selective cases a graduate degree in a related subject field may be substituted.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of current national cataloging/metadata content and structural standards. Knowledge of subject analysis and classification systems.
3. If supervision of professional and/or support staff is a principal responsibility, supervisory experience is required.
4. Experience designing projects and bringing them to conclusion in a timely fashion.
5. Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications; analytical ability; accuracy and attention to detail.
6. Ability to initiate and adapt to change.
7. Experience working collegially and cooperatively within and across organizations.
8. Experience working collaboratively and independently with varied groups within a complex organization and rapidly changing, team environment.

Required Skill/Ability 1:
Reading knowledge of one or more modern European languages.

Required Skill/Ability 2:
Takes responsibility for fulfilling job duties, demonstrating consistently high-quality work, productive output within the framework of the position, thoroughness in executing plans or projects, and the ability to coordinate a variety of activities successfully within set deadlines.

Required Skill/Ability 3:
Collaborates with others within the library and across the university to achieve common goals and forms effective working relationships with staff at all ranks.

Required Skill/Ability 4:
Provides direction and motivation through open communication, modeling of best practices, and openness to change.

Required Skill/Ability 5:
Able to acquire new knowledge and skills that contribute to individual and organizational growth and may contribute to advancement of the profession.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills
Special collections cataloging experience according to AACR2, RDA, and/or Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (DCRM). NACO experience. Experience cataloging non-monographic formats. Experience working with current and emerging standards and tools, e.g., linked data. Record of involvement or desire to engage with special collections and other cataloging communities.

Salary range
$67,000-$87,000

To learn more and/or submit an application, please visit the Careers at Yale portal (job # 94955BR).
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