Monthly Archives: April 2023

MAA Seeks Special Projects Assistant

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Chris

Special Projects Assistant Medieval Academy of America 15 hours/wk (hybrid) $30/hr (no benefits) The Medieval Academy of America, an educational non-profit organization incorporated as a 501(c)3 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, seeks a Special Projects Assistant to work with the … Continue reading →

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MAA Advocacy Statement in Support of LGBTQ+ Rights

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Chris

19 April 2023 We, the Advocacy Committee of the Medieval Academy of America, denounce the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping the U.S.A., such as the  467 anti-LGBTQ bills currently being tracked by the  American Civil Liberties Union. These affronts to trans and … Continue reading →

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Call for Sessions: May Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Chris

To encourage the integration of Byzantine studies within the scholarly community and medieval studies in particular, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 59th International Congress on … Continue reading →

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Online Lecture: The Öngüt Connection: Christianity among the Turks of Medieval Eurasia

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Chris

East of Byzantium is pleased to announce the final lecture in its 2022–2023 lecture series. Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | 12:00 PM EDT | Zoom The Öngüt Connection: Christianity among the Turks of Medieval Eurasia Joel Walker | University of … Continue reading →

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Free-Access Speculum CRS and LGBTQ+ Collection

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Chris

In response to the ongoing assault on and censorship of CRS and LGBTQ+ studies in curricula and library collections across the US, the Editorial Board of Speculum, in collaboration with our publisher, the University of Chicago Press, is making five recent … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – New Work on Old Dance: A Pre-1800 Dance Studies Symposium

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Chris

A virtual conference hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and the Dance Studies Association’s Early Dance Working Group What does it look like for historical expressions of dancing and movement arts to break out of traditional academic and performative boxes? … Continue reading →

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MAA Graduate Student Committee Community Outreach Workshop

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Chris

MAA Graduate Student Committee Community Outreach Workshop Apr 18, 2023 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (EDT) The GSC has in recent years emphasized both a focus on building a global community of graduate students studying the Middle Ages and on … Continue reading →

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MAA News – From the Editor’s Desk

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Chris

Greetings from the editor’s desk at Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. This month we are delighted to highlight the research published in the April 98/2 (2023) issue. The five articles published here admirably fulfill our mission to showcase new work drawn … Continue reading →

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MAA News – MAA@Kzoo

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Chris

Now that the International Congress on Medieval Studies is back to meeting in person (May 11-13), the Medieval Academy of America will be returning to Kalamazoo as well: 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Academy, will be delivered … Continue reading →

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MAA News – Upcoming Webinars

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Chris

April 12, 2023, 3 – 4:30 PM EDT: The MAA Inclusivity & Diversity Committee presents “Medieval Crip Theory: New Approaches and Provocations,” moderated by Heide Estes (Monmouth University) and Nahir Otaño-Gracia (University of New Mexico). Click here for more information … Continue reading →

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