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MAA News – 2013 CARA Meeting

The annual meeting of the Medieval Academy’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations took place on Friday, 4 October at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Twenty delegates representing Medieval Studies programs, centers, departments and regional associations from around North America … Continue reading

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Medieval Intellectual History Seminar

The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies presents: Medieval Intellectual History Seminar Saturday, December 7, 2013 1 pm Eric Goddard, former student and scholar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and now at Trinity Christian College in Chicago, will present on … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Mediterranean Studies Association

The Seventeenth Annual International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association will be held on May 28-31, 2014, at the University of Málaga, Spain. Proposals are now being solicited for individual paper presentations, panel discussions, and complete sessions on all subjects … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

The Department of History at the University of Minnesota, Duluth has a full-time, tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in the history of the ancient world to begin August 25, 2014. Specialization is open, but preference will be given to candidates … Continue reading

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Call for Participants: Early Modern Art in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean (2014-15, Harvard)

From Riverbed to Seashore. Art on the Move in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean in the Early Modern Period – a Harvard University Research Seminar organized as part of the Getty Foundation’s Connecting Art Histories initiative, led by Alina Payne, … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2014 Slate of Candidates

We are pleased to announce the names of the MAA members who have generously agreed to stand for election to office in 2014, as reported by the Nominating Committee. The list of candidates with their photos and brief biographies appears … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance June 12-14, 2014 Denver, Colorado The Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association invites panel and paper proposals on the conference theme, “Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of … Continue reading

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Medieval Studies Seminar: Publishing and Medieval Studies with Jerome Singerman of UPenn Press next Monday, 11 November

The Medieval Studies Seminar is delighted to welcome Jerome Singerman, senior acquisitions editor for medieval and Renaissance, Jewish, and literary studies at the University of Pennsylvania Press, next Monday, 11 November, at 4:30pm where he will speak on “The Medieval … Continue reading

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Newberry Library Fellowships in the Humanities, 2014-15

The application deadline for Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships is quickly approaching! Additionally, we offer Short-Term Fellowship opportunities for smaller-scale research projects. Please read on for more information. The Newberry’s fellowships support humanities research in residence at the Newberry. If you … Continue reading

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Reminder: 11/15 Dante Lecture – Guy Raffa

The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies presents: Friday, November 15, 2:00 pm Dante Lecture Guy Raffa, University of Texas at Austin Dante’s Immortal Remains: From Florentine Martyr to Global Icon http://www.newberry.org/11152013-guy-raffa A reception will follow the lecture. This program is … Continue reading

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