Author Archives: Chris

Greetings from the editor’s desk at Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. Over three years in the making, the April issue is the long-anticipated themed collection of essays entitled “Race, Race-Thinking, and Identity in the Global Middle Ages,” guest edited … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Now that we are a week into our Centennial Year, I’d like to share a few of my ideas that I hope to work on during my term as president. But first, a huge thanks to … Continue reading →

The 99th Annual Meeting took place at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from 14-16 March. By all accounts, the meeting was a resounding success. More than 350 attendees heard 210 papers across 60 sessions, enjoyed several … Continue reading →

As ever, the Medieval Academy will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. We hope you will join us for these sessions and special events: 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by … Continue reading →

Friday, April 5, 2024 at 12pm-1:30pm EST Matthew Vernon, Associate Professor of English University of California, Davis “Slumbering Legacies” I will be sharing what I hope to be a chapter of my latest work. It explores the understudied legacies of … Continue reading →

The MAA Graduate Student Committee presents Grant Writing: A Conversation with Recipients (A Virtual Workshop offered by the MAA’s GSC) 30 April 2024 @1:00pm (EST) Join us for a conversation with young scholars who have successfully secured major funding for … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides grants of up to $2,500 to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. Click here for more information. The Medieval Academy Inclusivity and … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Dissertation Grants : Saagar Asnani (University of California, Berkeley), “Languages of Song: A Sociolinguistic History of Medieval Music and its Vernaculars” (Grace Frank Dissertation Grant) Austin James Benson (University … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 MAA/GSC Grant for Innovation has been awarded to “Ballintober Bonds: Introductory Community Archaeology Workshop Series” (PI Wendy H. Vencel, North Carolina State University). The MAA/GSC Grant is awarded annually to an individual … Continue reading →