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MAA News – Travel Grant Deadline

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris

Medieval Academy Travel Grants allow independent scholars and unaffiliated faculty to travel to conferences to present their work. The deadline for meetings taking place between 1 September 2015 and 28 February 2016 is May 1. Click here for more information.

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MAA News – MAA/CARA Summer Language Scholarships

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris

The Medieval Academy of America’s Committee on Area and Regional Associations (CARA) is pleased to announce that the Summer Language Scholarship program has been expanded for 2015 to allow more students to apply for support. The MAA/CARA Summer Language Scholarships … Continue reading →

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MAA News – 2016 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris

The 2016 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy will take place in Boston from February 25-27. The Program Committee invites proposals for papers on all topics and in all disciplines and periods of medieval studies. Any member of the Medieval … Continue reading →

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MAA News – Award Announcements

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris

The American Council of Learned Societies has just announced its 2015 Fellows, and several members of the Medieval Academy are among them: Andrew J. Albin (Assistant Professor, English, Fordham University) – Richard Rolle’s Melody of Love: Alliterative Translation and Commentary … Continue reading →

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MAA News – Winners of the Olivia Remie Constable Awards

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris

We were honored to announce the first winners of the Olivia Remie Constable Awards at the Annual Meeting at the University of Notre Dame in March, an appropriate and poignant locale given Remie’s close association with UND’s Medieval Institute: Laura … Continue reading →

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MAA News – New Publisher of Speculum

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris

On 12 March, the Council of the Medieval Academy of America approved a 5-year-contract with the University of Chicago Press to serve as publisher of Speculum from 2016 – 2020 (Volumes 91 – 95). This decision was made after much due … Continue reading →

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MAA News – The Medieval Academy Annual Meeting

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris

Speculum Editorial Assistant Sam Boss shares his thoughts on last month’s Annual Meeting in South Bend: The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, held from March 12-14 this year at the University of Notre Dame, was a … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Symposium – Trading Places: Byzantium and the Mediterranean World in the Later Middle Ages

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Chris

Trading Places: Byzantium and the Mediterranean World in the Later Middle Ages, Harvard University and First Church in Cambridge, April 16 & 17, 2015 The Mediterranean basin has long been a zone of cultural, economic, and artistic encounter and exchange. … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Chris

Lectureship and Senior Lectureship in Digital Humanities (English Literature / History) Job number ACAD101358 Division/School School of Humanities Contract type Open ended contract staff Working pattern Full time Salary 35,256-39,685 (J), £48,743-£54,841 (L) Closing date for applications 27-Apr-2015 The University … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Chris

Position Announcement: Special Collections Metadata Librarian, O’Neill Library, Boston College   When legacy metadata is poised to launch into the world, do you feel driven to make sure it meets the standards you know and love? Do you delight in … Continue reading →

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