Author Archives: Chris

MAA News – MAA Fellows Election Results

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America, The Second Ballot of the 2020 Election of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows closed on Wednesday, 2 January. The results have been certified by the President of the Fellows and the Fellows … Continue reading

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MAA News – Good News from our Members

A Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) award for Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives was granted to Elizabeth Hebbard (Univ. of Indiana at Bloomington), Principal Investigator, “Peripheral Manuscripts: Digitizing Medieval Manuscript Collections in the Midwest.” The following MAA members have … Continue reading

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Sign up to be a mentor or mentee at MAA 2020!

DEADLINE TO REGISTER AS A MENTOR OR MENTEE: February 28 The Graduate Student Committee (GSC) of the Medieval Academy of America invites those attending the 95th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America at the University of California, Berkeley … Continue reading

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Call for Applications: “Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll”

Call for Applications: “Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll”. – Yale University This graduate training workshop will cover topics in: Paleography and Cataloging of Medieval Manuscript Rolls, Manuscript Transcription and Scholarly Editing, Introduction to the Digital Edition: Challenges and Best Practices, Collaborative Editing, XML, … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – The Total Library: Aspirations for Complete Knowledge in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

The Total Library: Aspirations for Complete Knowledge in the Middle Ages and Renaissance The 27th Biennial Conference of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program of Barnard College Barnard College, New York City December 5, 2020 Plenary Speakers: Ann Blair (Harvard … Continue reading

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Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology Course

Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology Course Deadline: March 15, 2020 An intensive week-long course in Archaeological Micromorphology is offered by the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science. Dr. Panagiotis (Takis) Karkanas, Director of the Wiener Laboratory, and Dr. Paul … Continue reading

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Rare Book School Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2020

“The most generous, intense, and collaborative learning experience I have ever had.” – 2019 Rare Book School student. Expand your understanding of book history during a Rare Book School course this summer. The five-day intensive courses on the history of … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – International Conference – A Hairy Affair: The Material Poetics of Hair

International Conference – A Hairy Affair: The Material Poetics of Hair (Graduate School Language & Literature, LMU Munich, July 9–11, 2020) Rapunzel lowers her plaited hair 20 cubits deep, so that her prince can climb into her hermetically sealed tower. Donald Trump’s signature quiff – a piece of interwoven fabric … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

PUBLIC HUMANITIES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP at the University of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute Application Deadline: March 15, 2020 The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in public humanities, supported by a previous … Continue reading

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Literature and Knowledge in Late Medieval England: A Codicological Perspective

Literature and Knowledge in Late Medieval England: A Codicological Perspective Michael Johnston, Purdue University Friday, February 21, 2020 2-4 pm Newberry Library CRS is pleased to announce the second meeting of the Premodern Studies Seminar for the 2019-2020 academic year. … Continue reading

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