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2019 ASCSA Summer Seminars – Deadline Jan 15, 2019

ASCSA SUMMER SEMINARSDEADLINE: January 15, 2019 The Summer Seminars of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens are two 18-day sessions designed for those who wish to study specific topics in Greece and visit major monuments with exceptional scholars as study leaders, and … Continue reading

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DH Awards 2018 – Call For Nominations

There are translations of this call are available in Chinese (Traditional and Simplified),  French, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish (from the website). The annual open DH Awards 2018 is now accepting nominations! Please nominate any Digital Humanities resource in any language … Continue reading

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“Understanding the Medieval Book” IX with Christopher de Hamel application deadline 31 January

The University of South Carolina will hold its ninth annual “Understanding the Medieval Book” seminar on Monday and Tuesday, 1-2 April 2019. The specialist will be Dr. Christopher de Hamel, formerly Gaylord Donnelley Fellow Librarian at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Christopher … Continue reading

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NEH Summer Programs at the Newberry

Making Modernism: Literature and Culture in Chicago, 1893-1955 NEH Summer Institute for College and University Faculty at the Newberry Library July 8- August 3, 2019 Stipend: $3,300 What is Chicago’s contribution to the modernist movement? This institute will explore Chicago’s … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

Full Professor of Pre-Modern Studies The Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) invites applications for a tenured position in pre-modern (pre-1500) studies. The search is at the … Continue reading

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in medias res: Convention, Conclusion, and the Performance of the Text, c. 1050-1500

in medias res Convention, Conclusion, and the Performance of the Text, c. 1050-1500 TORCH Oxford, 14 March 2019 This one-day symposium invites speakers to present on the theme of closure and non-closure in literature from the period, c. 1050-1500. The … Continue reading

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MAA News – Medieval Academy of America Professional Behavior Policy

On 2 January, the Council of the Medieval Academy approved the MAA Professional Behavior Policy that lays out expectations for comportment during the Annual Meeting and establishes a structure for reporting and responding to violations of the Policy. The policy on harassment … Continue reading

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MAA News – Medieval Academy of America Governance Election Results

I am very pleased to announce the results of the 2019 governance election, which closed at 11:59 PM on Jan. 2: President: Ruth Mazo Karras (Trinity College Dublin) 1st VP: Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski (Univ. of Pittsburgh) 2nd VP: Thomas Dale (Univ. of … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2019 Annual Meeting: Join us in Philadelphia!

Registration for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America is now open! The meeting will take place at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, from 7-9 March 2019. The program, registration, and hotel information are available here. Register … Continue reading

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MAA News – Database of Medieval Digital Resources

The Medieval Academy of America is proud to announce the launch of the MAA Database of Medieval Digital Resources (MDR). MDR is a curated WordPress database of peer-reviewed online resources for the study of the Middle Ages. The database is … Continue reading

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