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SLU- Summer Symposium

The Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies is a convenient summer venue in North America for scholars to present papers, organize sessions, participate in roundtables, and engage in interdisciplinary discussion. The goal of the Symposium is to promote serious … Continue reading

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T-PEN: A New Tool for the Digital Humanities

T‑PEN (http://t-pen.org/TPEN/) is a web-based tool for working with images of manuscripts. Users attach transcription data (new or uploaded) to the actual lines of the original manuscript in a simple, flexible interface. Users can transcribe line by line from public manuscript … Continue reading

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Colloque “Sign and Design”

2012 Symposium Sign and Design Script as Image in a Cross-Cultural Perspective (300-1600 CE) October 12-14, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Dumbarton Oaks is pleased to announce a symposium, to be held in the Music Room of Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

Colby College English; Waterville, ME 04901 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of English (Medievalist) Tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with a joint specialization in the literature and culture of the medieval period (c. 5th-15th centuries) and in the history of the English language, beginning … Continue reading

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Exposition “The people in the books : Judaica manuscripts at Columbia University Libraries”

New York, Columbia University, Columbia University Libraries, Rare Books and Manuscript Library, 12.IX.2012 – 25.I.2013 : The people in the books : Judaica manuscripts at Columbia University Libraries. –http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/news/libraries/2012/20120814_judaica.html

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Heckman Research Stipends

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Saint John’s University Collegeville, Minnesota  56321 PURPOSE:  For research at the Library. ELIGIBILITY:  Graduate students or scholars who are within three years of completing a terminal master’s or doctoral degree. DURATION:  Two weeks to six … Continue reading

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Summer Latin Program

In 2013, the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto will offer the following courses in Medieval Latin: Beginning Latin (8 hours of instruction weekly, 21 May to 12 July 2013, with an optional three-week reading course thereafter).  … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

Three Jobs for Medievalists at Fordham University Medieval History. Fordham University, Department of History, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as assistant professor in medieval history specializing in visual, material, or performative culture of the high to late Middle Ages. … Continue reading

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NEH Grant Opportunity: Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

NEH Grant Opportunity: Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections The application period is open for National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grants. The receipt deadline for applications is December 4, 2012 for projects beginning October 2013.

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Jobs for Medievalists

The University of South Alabama History Department invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position, with a specialization in Medieval European history, to begin August 15,2013. All subspecialties will be considered. The successful candidate will be responsible for introductory and … Continue reading

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