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Harvard Lectures and Workshops

There will be a series of events at Harvard at the end of this semester, co-sponsored by the Committee on Medieval Studies, the Baker Business Library, and the Houghton Library. Vanderbilt’s William Caferro will deliver two lectures and host two … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

https://britishlibrary.recruitment.northgatearinso.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01000743 Cataloguer, Manuscripts Data Conversion Project Fixed Term Contract – c 12 weeks until 31 March 2016 Full Time or Part Time hours considered The British Library is seeking a number of cataloguers for a new catalogue conversion project. The … Continue reading

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8-Week Intensive Greedk and Latin Summer School

8-WEEK INTENSIVE GREEK AND LATIN SUMMER SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND June 20th – August 11th 2016 For the 17th year running, the Department of Classics at UCC offers an intensive 8-week summer school for beginners with parallel courses in … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – 43rd Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies (14-15 October 2016)

Paper or session proposals are invited for the 43rd Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies, organized by the Vatican Film Library and to be held at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO, 14–15 October 2016. The guest speaker will … Continue reading

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Musicology Lectures, November 13 & 14

Two musicology lectures will be presented in conjunction with the Boston Byzantine Music Festival. Friday, November 13, 2015, at 2:00pm: Ivan Moody, The Byzantine Octopus, or the Ramifications of Musical Traditions Composer, conductor, and musicologist Ivan Moody will present β€œThe … Continue reading

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Mary Jaharis Center Lecture Series: Lamenting Eden, November 17

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture is pleased to announce the next lecture in its 2015–2016 lecture series. On November 17, 2015, at 6:15 pm at the Harvard Faculty Club, Derek Krueger (University of North Carolina at … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2016 Election of Officers and Councilors

Voting in the MAA elections is now open. This is one of the most important means that members have to impact both the MAA and the future of medieval studies in North America, as the Council and Officers of the … Continue reading

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MAA News – Upcoming Deadlines: MAA Grants and Awards

Birgit Baldwin Fellowship (Deadline 15 November 2015) The Birgit Baldwin Fellowship provides a grant of $20,000 to support a graduate student in a North American university who is researching and writing a significant dissertation for the Ph.D. on any subject … Continue reading

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MAA News – October Issue of Speculum

The October issue Speculum is on its way to your mailbox and, in addition to several dozen book reviews, includes the following articles: Sebastian Sobecki, “Ecce patet tensus: The Trentham Manuscript, In Praise of Peace, and John Gower’s Autograph Hand” … Continue reading

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MAA News – Save the Date: 2016 Annual Meeting

The 91st Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on February 25-27 in Boston. The program will feature three plenary speakers: Barbara Newman (President of the Medieval Academy of America, John Evans Professor of Latin and … Continue reading

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