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Call for Papers – Ninth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Chris

Ninth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies June 21-23, 2021 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, Missouri The Ninth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies (June 21-23, 2021) is a convenient summer venue in North America for scholars to … Continue reading →

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Continuing Blog Post Series: Medievalists Beyond the Tenure Track

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Chris

How many ways are there to be a medievalist? How do medievalists choose different career paths? Have changes in graduate programs and graduate advising expanded PhD students’ choices and created an awareness of professional opportunities beyond the tenure track? Following … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Animals and Humans on the Move

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Chris

A Viator essay cluster, edited by Przemysław Marciniak. The relationship between humans and their nonhuman traveling companions changed over time, and over the distances they traveled. Who would Don Quixote be without Rocinante, or Alexander without Bucephalus? This cluster of short essays … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Chris

UNIVERSITY OF BERN, SWITZERLAND PhD Candidate/Assistant (50%) or Postdoc (80%) IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH STUDIES STARTING JANUARY 2021 (negotiable) Prof. Annette Kern-Stähler is looking to select a Postdoc or a PhD candidate/assistant (with an MA or equivalent degree) interested in pursuing … Continue reading →

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BSA Fellowship Program: Call for Applications

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Chris

In keeping with the central value the Society places on bibliography as a critical framework, the BSA funds a number of fellowships to promote inquiry and research in books and other textual artifacts in both traditional and emerging formats. The … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Enemies in the Early Modern World 1453-1789: Conflict, Culture and Control

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Chris

Enemies in the Early Modern World 1453-1789: Conflict, Culture and Control https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/events/call-for-papers-enemies-in-the-early-modern-world Virtual , March 27, 2021 – March 28, 2021 Live from The University of Edinburgh From Luther’s insistence that the Pope is the antichrist, to Cortes’s justification of … Continue reading →

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Upcoming MAA Webinars

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Chris

Race, Racism, and our Institutions and Disciplines September 18, 3-5 PM EDT Medieval Freelancing 101 Session 1: Para-academic Work, September 8, 1-2:30 PM EDT Session 2: Working Beyond Academia, September 22, 1-2:30 PM EDT Race, Racism, and our Institutions and … Continue reading →

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New grant program for graduate students: Sept. 1 deadline

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Chris

MAA-GSC New Horizons Graduate Student Research Grant Applications Due September 1 The Graduate Student Committee of the Medieval Academy of America is pleased to announce a new, one-time grant program: the MAA-GSC New Horizons Graduate Student Research Grant. The MAA-GSC is … Continue reading →

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Rare Book School – A Fractured Inheritance: The Problems, Challenges, and Opportunities of Collecting Manuscript Fragments

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Chris

Click here for more information and to register. A 75-minute panel discussion followed by 15 minutes of Q&A scheduled for Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 5–6:30 p.m. ET, via Zoom. Due to Zoom’s restrictions, this event is limited to the first … Continue reading →

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Upcoming MAA Webinars: Freelancing 101

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Chris

Medieval Academy of America Webinars: Medieval Freelancing 101 Session 1: Para-academic Work, September 8, 1-2:30 EDT Session 2: Working Beyond Academia, September 22, 1-2:30 EDT Jointly sponsored by CARA (the Committee for Centers and Regional Associations) and the Committee for … Continue reading →

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