Author Archives: Chris

Magisterial Feminae: How Women Who Studied the Ancient World Innovated Brooklyn College, the Latin/Greek Institute, and Beyond

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Chris

The Brooklyn College (CUNY) Archives & Special Collections has opened an exhibition celebrating female premodernists who taught at Brooklyn College before 1980, including medievalists (and MAA members) Elizabeth A.R. Brown, Nancy Black, and Jacqueline De Weever. Brooklyn College Associate Professor … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Epic in the Latin West (4th-15th Centuries)

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Chris

Epic in the Latin West (4th-15th Centuries) Nuremberg, Wednesday, 25 September 2024 – Saturday, 28 September 2024 Epic, beyond other genres, has been both a guarantor of cultural continuity for millennia and a site of fundamental innovations in literary style … Continue reading →

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IAS – School of Historical Studies Membership Announcement

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Chris

The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their research. … Continue reading →

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New course at Rare Book School: “Using Digitized Manuscripts”

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Chris

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is pleased to offer a new course this summer that may be of interest to MAA members: “Using Digitized Manuscripts” taught by Dot Porter. Over the past 20 years, the number of … Continue reading →

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 7th Forum Medieval Art

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Chris

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 7th Forum Medieval Art/Forum Kunst des Mittelalters, Jena, September 25–28, 2024. The biannual colloquium is organized by the Deutsche Verein … Continue reading →

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MAA News – From the Executive Director: ACLS Annual Meeting

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

I was very pleased to have attended the Annual Meeting of the American Council of Learned Societies in Philadelphia on April 27-29 together with the MAA’s new ACLS Delegate Afrodesia McCannon (New York Univ.). Many MAA members may not realize … Continue reading →

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MAA News – Committee Appointments

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

I am very pleased to announce the new MAA committee members, recently appointed by the Council in accordance with our policies and procedures: Conferences: American Historical Association Program Committee: Craig Nakashian (History, Texas A&M-Arcana) Kalamazoo Program Committee: Marilyn Gasparini (Art … Continue reading →

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MAA News – 2024 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

99th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America University of Notre Dame 14-16 March 2024 The 99th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, … Continue reading →

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MAA News – MAA@Kzoo

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

Now that the International Congress on Medieval Studies is back to meeting in person (May 11-13), the Medieval Academy of America will be returning to Kalamazoo as well: 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Academy, will be delivered … Continue reading →

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MAA News – Upcoming Race & Gender Working Group Webinars

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

May 5, 2023 at 12pm-1:30pm EST Nicole Lopez-Jantzen, CUNY: Borough of Manhattan Community College and Graduate Center, “Shifting Concepts of Race: Italy through the Earlier Middle Ages” Responder: Dr. Sarah Davis-Secord, University of New Mexico May 19, 2023 at 12pm-1:30pm … Continue reading →

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