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Call for Papers – Haskins Society 2015 Conference

The Call for Papers for the 34th Annual Haskins Society Conference, 6-8 November 2015, held at Carleton College, is now available on the Haskins Society website at: http://www.haskinssociety.org/conference2015 with a deadline of July 17, 2015. We welcome proposals for individual … Continue reading

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Reminder – Editorial Assistant for Speculum

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT for SPECULUM QUALIFICATIONS Applicants must have strong computer and editorial skills, together with a background in any area of the humanities with a particular specialty in Medieval Studies, and must be available to start work in the fall … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

The twentieth biennial New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies will take place 10–13 March 2016 in Sarasota, Florida. The program committee invites 250-word abstracts of proposed twenty-minute papers on topics in European and Mediterranean history, literature, art, music … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Animal Languages: Interspecies Communication in the Middle Ages

Call For Papers Animal Languages: Interspecies Communication in the Middle Ages Editor: Alison Langdon Western Kentucky University Until relatively recently, scholars have tended to focus on the symbolic valence of nonhuman animals, to read their behavior and characteristics as representative … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/6223Lc Title Lecturer in Medieval Literature School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area English Position Description The Department of English seeks applications for a lecturer in Medieval Literature. The appointment is expected to begin on August 1. The lecturer will … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

Cambridge University Library has just advertised three senior positions available within the Special Collections Division: Head of Rare Books (salary range £38,511-£48,743) Keeper of Manuscripts and University Archives (salary range £38,511-£48,743) Deputy Head of Rare Books (salary range £34,233-£45,954) Full particulars … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2015-16 Rome Prize

The 2015-16 Rome Prizes in Medieval Studies were recently awarded by the American Academy in Rome to two members of the Medieval Academy: Eric Knibbs (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Williams College) was awarded the Millicent Mercer Johnsen Post-Doctoral Rome … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA Grants Awarded

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2015 Dissertation Grants and the 2015 Schallek Awards. Dissertation Grants: The nine endowed and named Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants support advanced graduate students in medieval studies. Hannah Elmer (Columbia University), “Sites … Continue reading

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MAA News – Schallek Fellow Named

The Medieval Academy of America, in collaboration with the Richard III Society – American Branch, is pleased to announce that the 2015 Schallek Fellowship has been awarded to Samuel Rostad (University of Notre Dame) for research on his dissertation, “Benedictine … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA @ Kalamazoo

As always, the Medieval Academy will have a strong presence at Kalamazoo next week, sponsoring a Plenary lecture, two related sessions, and, through CARA and the GSC, three roundtables: Plenary lecture: Friday, 8:30 AM, East Ballroom, Bernhard Center Cary J. … Continue reading

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