Monthly Archives: March 2022

Call for Papers – The Invention of Greek origins in the textual and visual cultures of pre-modern Europe (1100-1600)

The Invention of Greek origins in the textual and visual cultures of pre-modern Europe (1100-1600) Thursday, June 15th and Friday, June 16th 2023 Espace Baïetto, MESHS, Lille (France) In 1176, Chrétien de Troyes expressed the idea of ​​a heritage whose cradle would … Continue reading

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Mary Jaharis Center Lectures: April 7 & April 12

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture is pleased to announce two upcoming lectures: Thursday, April 7, 2022 | 5:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4) | Zoom Disentangling Alchemy Alexandre Roberts, University of Southern California Alexandre Roberts considers alchemy … Continue reading

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Protecting and Preserving Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America: Some of you have asked how you can to help preserve Ukraine’s cultural heritage. Here are some sites and projects that may be of interest: https://www.sucho.org/ https://scienceforukraine.eu/ https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/safeguarding-cultural-and-historical-heritage-ukraine https://networks.h-net.org/node/4555727/discussions/9882296/central-state-historical-archive-ukraine-lviv-%C2%A0-request-support Our thanks … Continue reading

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Seminar Series: Race, Race-Thinking, and Identity in the Middle Ages and Medieval Studies with Bonnie Effros and Susanne Hakenbeck

April 1, 2022 12:00 – 1:20 pm EST VIRTUAL (Zoom registration required below) “Race, Race-thinking and Identity in the Middle Ages and Medieval Studies: Archaeology and Race” – Race and Medieval Archaeology Bonnie Effros, University of British Columbia and Susanne … Continue reading

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Call for Papers -The Senses: Present Issues, Past Perspectives

The Senses: Present Issues, Past Perspectives 24 April 2023 – 27 April 2023 Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Switzerland We invite abstracts for 20-minute papers in the field of medieval sensory studies for the international workshop ‘The Senses: Present Issues, … Continue reading

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Jobs For Medievalists

The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has an open, full-time position for a Program Administrator –This position reports to the Riggsby Director of the Marco … Continue reading

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Call for Applications – Visiting Researchers – ERC AGRELITA 2022

The ERC Advanced Grant AGRELITA Project n° 101018777, “The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550) : how invented memories shaped the identity of European communities”, directed by Prof. Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas (Principal … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Fair Unknowns: Extending the Corpus of Arthurian Texts

Sponsored by the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain Collection edited by Carl Sell, Lock Haven University, and Michael A. Torregrossa, Independent Scholar. Proposals due by 1 June 2022 The Arthurian tradition has existed for … Continue reading

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GSC Webinar: Medievalists Beyond the Academy

Join the MAA Graduate Student Committee on March 30th, 2022 at 7 pm EST for a panel on employment for medievalists outside of what we traditionally envision as the “academy” (university-based research and teaching). Each of our panelists received a … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Mythical Pasts, Fantasy Futures: The Middle Ages in Modern Visual Culture

Mythical Pasts, Fantasy Futures: The Middle Ages in Modern Visual Culture A Digital Symposium co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Haggerty Museum of Art September 8th and 9th, 2022 Call for Papers This virtual symposium will bring … Continue reading

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