Author Archives: Chris

The Medieval Academy is pleased to announce the revival of the Speculum Books series. As many will recall, this series is devoted to reprinting distinguished and influential articles from past issues of Speculum in paperback collections. The series aims to … Continue reading →

Now that the digital version of Speculum, including the entire archive dating back to 1926, is available free to all members of the Medieval Academy, several members have already requested that we discontinue sending them print Speculum. This saves paper, printing, … Continue reading →

Saint Louis University has received a grant of $933,000 over two years from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of software development of a tool for the editing of scholarly works. MAA member James Ginther, PhD, Director of the … Continue reading →

The Fellows’ Elections for 2013 have added five new Fellows and three new Corresponding Fellows to the roster of scholars who have made notable contributions to furthering the stated purposes of the Academy, which are “to conduct, encourage, promote and … Continue reading →

The MAA elections closed on 15 January 2013. Almost 25 percent of the membership voted in the election, up 15% from last year and well above the average for learned society participation. Thank you! The ballots will be presented at … Continue reading →

  Occupy the Middle Ages   Maryanne Kowaleski      Peasants — a catch-all term for rural dwellers who made their living by farming land or raising livestock — represented about 80 to 90 percent of the population during the … Continue reading →