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Call for Papers – Science at Court 1285-1450

Science at Court, 1285-1450 An interdisciplinary conference at Newnham College 3-4 June, 2016 Call for Papers http://www.scienceatcourt.org/about/  From the anonymous Middle English Court of Sapience to Nicole Oresme’s Livre du ciel et du monde to the lavishly illustrated copies of … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – The 10th International Conference of the Taiwan Association of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies

The 10th International Conference of the Taiwan Association of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies 21-22 October 2016 National Pingtung University, Taiwan Encounters: Friends, Foes, and Companions Human civilization often entails various kinds of encounters. One of the most fundamental is … Continue reading

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Ana Maria Aldama Roy VI International Prize for a Doctoral Thesis

The Ana Maria Aldama Roy Foundation, which has the principal aim of promoting Latin Studies, invites applications for its Sixth International Prize for Doctoral Theses.  This is open to unpublished doctoral theses on Christian, Medieval or Renaissance Latin, which have … Continue reading

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UCLA-CMRS 2015-16 Program Booklet Now Available Online

For many years, MAA members in the US and Canada have received a copy by mail of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies’ annual program booklet. Beginning this year, the booklet will no longer be mailed but will … Continue reading

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Harvard Univ. Committee on Medieval Studies Visiting Scholars Program

http://medieval.fas.harvard.edu/visiting-scholars-program In order to promote scholarly research, exchange, and conversation about the medieval world, the Committee on Medieval Studies welcomes a small number of Visiting Scholars each academic year. Visiting Scholars may work in any field dealing with some aspect … Continue reading

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Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies

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Call for Papers – Beyond Borders: Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700)

Beyond Borders:  Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700) Barnard College’s 25th Biannual Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference Saturday, December 3, 2016 Call For Papers Recent scholarship is challenging the stark border between Europe and the Middle East … Continue reading

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London International Palaeography Summer School

Applications are open for the London International Palaeography Summer School (LIPSS), running 13 – 17 June 2016. The London Palaeography Summer School is a series of intensive courses in palaeography and manuscript studies, held at the Institute of English Studies, … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Horizontal Learning within High Medieval Religious Communities

Steven Vanderputten, Tjamke Snijders and Micol Long (UGent, Belgium), present Horizontal Learning within High Medieval Religious Communities, an interdisciplinary conference on medieval educational practices taking place in Brussels on September 1-2, 2016. This conference will center on the medieval practices … Continue reading

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MAA News – Medieval Academy of America 2016 Election Results

We are very pleased to report the results of the 2016 Medieval Academy of America elections: President: Carmela Vircillo Franklin (Classics, Columbia Univ.) 1st Vice-President: Margot Fassler (Music History and Liturgy, Univ. of Notre Dame) 2nd Vice-President: David Wallace (English … Continue reading

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