Daily Archives: December 7, 2017

At the recent American Council of Learned Societies Executive Officers’ meeting in Ft. Worth, I met with the directors of more than sixty of our sister societies, ranging from small volunteer organizations with a few hundred members that run on … Continue reading →

In their introduction to the The Digital Middle Ages (Speculum 92S1), issue editors David J. Birnbaum, Sheila Bonde, and Mike Kestemont wrote: “Our aims in this supplement of Speculum are frankly immodest….[W]e hope, by bringing together a diversity of projects, … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that the program for the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America is now online here. Mark your calendars for March 1-3 at Emory University, and stay tuned for the opening of … Continue reading →

If you haven’t already renewed your Medieval Academy membership, please do so by 31 December. You can renew online here or by printing and returning this form.

Voting in the annual MAA governance election ends at 11:59 PM on 2 January. This one of the most important means that members have to impact both the MAA and the future of medieval studies in North America. The list … Continue reading →

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 →

Thomas Barton’s book, Contested Treasure: Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon (Penn State, 2015), has won the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for the best book on medieval or early modern history and culture published in 2015 or 2016. … Continue reading →