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Haverford College Special Collections Gest Fellowships

Haverford College Special Collections invites applications for month-long $2,000 fellowships for researchers to use our unique materials. All projects should include religion as a focus; in the spirit of Margaret Gest’s vision, projects should be interdisciplinary and cross-cultural. Projects engaging … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – “The Functions and Dysfunctions of the Medieval and Renaissance Family”

Call for Papers for the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association 2015 Conference: “The Functions and Dysfunctions of the Medieval and Renaissance Family” The 2015 annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association will be held in conjunction … Continue reading

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Medieval Academy 2015 Annual Meeting

Dear Colleagues and Friends, I write to extend you a warm welcome to join us for the annual meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, which our Medieval Institute will host at the University of Notre Dame on March 12-14, … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

DIRECTOR OF THE ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS FACULTY OF ARTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight and ranked among the top … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

The University of Kansas Libraries seeks a knowledgeable, energetic and innovative individual to develop, document and implement workflows that will improve access to complex archives and collections of manuscripts in order to increase the value of these materials to research, … Continue reading

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Ransom Center Fellowships

The Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, annually awards more than 50 fellowships to support projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research … Continue reading

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MAA News – Medieval Academy Grants and Awards

Deadlines are approaching for several Medieval Academy awards: Graduate students: MAA/GSC Grant (Deadline 15 February) Independent Scholars/Unaffiliated Faculty: Travel Grants (Deadline 1 November 2014 for meetings to be held between 1 March and 31 August 2015) Post-doctorate and/or Pre-tenure Scholars: … Continue reading

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MAA News – CARA Awards

We invite members to submit nominations for the prizes offered by the Academy and its Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) for excellence in teaching and superior commitment to medieval studies through service: The CARA Award for Excellence in … Continue reading

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MAA News – Publications Update: Medieval Academy Mongraphs

Everyone knows that the Medieval Academy, under the direction of editor Sarah Spence, is responsible for bringing out Speculum four times a year. Many members may not realize that the Academy also has a long history of monograph publication, with … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2015 Medieval Academy Election

We are pleased to announce the names of the MAA members who have generously agreed to stand for election to office in 2015: President: Barbara Newman (English, Religious Studies, & Classics, Northwestern Univ.) 1st Vice-President: Carmela Vircillo Franklin (Classics, Columbia … Continue reading

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