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Call for Applications – Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll

Call for Applications Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll April 3rd and 4th, 2020 Yale University This graduate training workshop will cover topics in:                         · Paleography and Cataloging of Medieval Manuscript Rolls                         · Manuscript Transcription … Continue reading

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2020 Medieval Academy of America Publication Prizes

The Medieval Academy of America congratulates the winners of the 2020 Medieval Academy Publication Prizes: Haskins Medal: Richard F. Green. Elf Queens and Holy Friars: Fairy Beliefs and the Medieval Church (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016) Karen Gould Prize in Art … Continue reading

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Summer 2021 ASCSA Program Directors: Call for Applications

DIRECTORS OF THE ASCSA SUMMER PROGRAMS (GERTRUDE SMITH PROFESSORS) Deadline: January 31, 2020 Summer Session (traditional six-week course): One Position Summer Seminars (18-day courses): Two Positions SIX-WEEK ASCSA SUMMER SESSION Term: Summer 2021 Eligibility: Former membership in the School and … Continue reading

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Understanding the Medieval Book X with Erik Kwakkel

The University of South Carolina will hold its tenth annual seminar “Understanding the Medieval Book” on Monday and Tuesday, 6-7 April 2020. The specialist will be Dr. Erik Kwakkel, former Scaliger Chair at Leiden University in the Netherlands and now Professor of Book … Continue reading

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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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Study in Rome and Italy: Broneer Traveling Fellowship, 2020-2021

OSCAR BRONEER TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP, 2020-2021 Deadline: March 15, 2020 The American Academy in Rome and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens award the Oscar Broneer Traveling Fellowship to encourage the study of the Greco-Roman world. Purpose: The Fellowship … Continue reading

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The Summer School in Medieval Paleography: Manuscript Culture in Boccaccio’s Times

“The Summer School in Medieval Paleography: Manuscript Culture in Boccaccio’s Times”. The American Boccaccio Association Summer School in Paleography is a series of intensive courses taught directly in the major historical libraries of Florence and Rome (June 5-13, 2020). The … Continue reading

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MAA News – Medieval Academy of America Governance Election Result

To the members of the Medieval Academy of America: I am very pleased to announce the results of the 2020 governance election, which closed at 11:59 PM on Jan. 2: President: Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski (French & Italian, Univ. of Pittsburgh (Emerita)) 1st … Continue reading

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MAA News – Registration for the 2020 Annual Meeting is Open!

The 2020 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place at the University of California, Berkeley from 26-28 March 2020. The program, registration, and hotel information are available here. Register by February 21 to take advantage of the early-bird discount, … Continue reading

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MAA News – Latest issue of Speculum, is Now Available Online

The latest issue of Speculum is now available on the University of Chicago Press Journals website. To access your members-only journal subscription, log in to the MAA website using your username and password associated with your membership (contact us at info@themedievalacademy.org  if you have forgotten either), … Continue reading

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