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MAA News – 2021 Medieval Academy of America Publication Prizes

The Medieval Academy of America congratulates the winners of the 2021 Medieval Academy of America Publication Prizes: Haskins Medal: Robert G. Ousterhout, Eastern Medieval Architecture: The Building Traditions of Byzantium and Neighboring Lands (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2019) Karen Gould … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2021 MAA/CARA Awards

We are very pleased to announce the 2021 MAA Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) Awards: The Robert L. Kindrick–CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies  recognizes Medieval Academy members who have provided leadership in developing, organizing, promoting, … Continue reading

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MAA News – Good News From Our Members

The following Medieval Academy members have recently been awarded Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Dyan Elliott, Northwestern University, “The Medieval Church and the Exhumation of Christians” (research and writing leading to a book on how medieval Christians … Continue reading

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Lecture and Master Class with Katherine O’Brien O’Keeffe, Wednesday February 10

Please join Fordham Center for Medieval Studies for: “Error and Forgetting: On Judgment and Wandering Texts” Katherine O’Brien O’Keeffe (UC-Berkeley) Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Lecture: 11:00am EST on Zoom Master Class: 1:30pm EST on Zoom (Note: Master Class is for … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: “Amassing Perspectives: Current Trends in Syriac Iconography”

Call for Papers: “Amassing Perspectives: Current Trends in Syriac Iconography” September 17–18, 2021 Princeton University The Department of Art & Archaeology at Princeton University invites paper proposals on late antique and medieval Syriac iconography and visual culture for a virtual … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies,

Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, published annually under the auspices of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, invites the submission of articles by graduate students and recent PhDs in any field of medieval and Renaissance … Continue reading

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Supporting our Colleagues at the University of Kansas

In response to the recently-announced policies threatening job security and tenure at the University of Kansas, the MAA Council has joined dozens of other societies as a signatory to this solidarity statement circulated by the University faculty: https://sites.google.com/view/kufacultydemands/solidarity-statement?authuser=0 We invite … Continue reading

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Upcoming Speculum Webinar: Meet the Editors

A Speculum Webinar: Meet the Editors 26 March 2021 from 12:00-1:30 PM EDT via Zoom Aimed particularly at early career scholars, this webinar brings together the editors of Speculum, along with members of the Editorial and Review Boards, to demystify … Continue reading

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A Virtual Symposium: The Documentary Archaeology of Late Medieval Europe (DALME)

A Virtual Symposium to launch the website of The Documentary Archaeology of Late Medieval Europe (DALME) Friday, February 19, 2021 11-12:30 EST│16-17:30 GMT│17-18:30 CET Join us as we introduce the DALME project and its newly-launched website, featuring hundreds of medieval-era … Continue reading

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Dumbarton Oaks Awards Announcement

Virtual Bliss Symposium Awards Applications for the Virtual Bliss Symposium Awards for Byzantine Studies is due February 15, 2021. Successful applicants will receive advance registration and online attendance of the symposium program to which they apply. In addition, awardees will … Continue reading

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