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Conferences – Brut in New Troy (virtual conference)

Brut in New Troy (virtual conference) 25–28 June 2021 From at least the twelfth until well into the seventeenth century, the ‘standard’ version of Britain’s history held that the realm’s founder was an exiled descendant of Aeneas called Brutus (or … Continue reading

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MAA News – From the Executive Director

Dear Colleagues, I hope you are all well as we slowly emerge from The Long 2020. I’m writing to inform you of some important changes to our Governance structures that have recently been approved by the Council. In recent years, … Continue reading

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MAA News – Webinar Update

If you missed the May 24 Digital Medieval Webinar “The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Medieval Studies / The Americas: Images and Imaging,” co-sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America, the three sessions are now online here. Click here … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA Subvention Awarded

We are very pleased to announce that a Medieval Academy of America Publication Subvention has been awarded to Lori Jones to support the publication of her monograph, Time, Space, and the Plague: Rereading English and French Plague Tracts, 1348-1750, to … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – 22nd biennial New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

The twenty-second biennial New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies (version 2.0) will take place 3–5 March 2022 in Sarasota, Florida, with plenary presentations by Mary Floyd-Wilson (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and Jonathan Phillips (Royal Holloway, London). … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

Click here for more information and to apply. Associate Lecturer/Lecturer in History (pre-1700) University of Sydney About the opportunity The School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry (SOPHI) is seeking to appoint an Associate Lecturer / Lecturer in History (pre-1700) from … Continue reading

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DEADLINE June 1: 2022 MAA Annual Meeting Call for Papers

97th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America University of Virginia, Charlottesville 10-13 March, 2022 Call for Papers DEADLINE: JUNE 1 The 97th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will be hosted by the University of Virginia … Continue reading

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The Great Wonder: Violet Oakley and the Gothic Revival at Vassar

The Great Wonder: Violet Oakley and the Gothic Revival at Vassar Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Feb. 27-June 13, 2021 https://fllac.vassar.edu/exhibitions/2021/the-great-wonder.html Violet Oakley (1874–1961) was a pathbreaking American artist and social activist during the first half … Continue reading

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York Festival of Ideas Online Infinite Horizons

8-20 June 2020 York Festival of Ideas 2021 has many online history events to watch and engage with; these include the events below. A full list of history events can be viewed at https://yorkfestivalofideas.com/2021/themes/history/. The full Festival programme can be … Continue reading

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Harlaxton Online Medieval Zoomposium 2021 – Medieval Travel

Monday, 26 July – Friday, 30 July 2021 via Zoom Speakers: Anthony Bale, Julia Boffey, Martha Carlin, Lynda Dennison, Martha Driver, Anthony Gross, Kate Franklin, David Harrap, David Harrison, Alfred Hiatt, Alexandra Johnston, Bart Lambert, Shayne Legassie, Joanna Mattingly, Nicholas … Continue reading

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