Author Archives: Chris

IAS – School of Historical Studies Membership Announcement

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Chris

The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their research. … Continue reading →

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New course at Rare Book School: “Using Digitized Manuscripts”

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Chris

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is pleased to offer a new course this summer that may be of interest to MAA members: “Using Digitized Manuscripts” taught by Dot Porter. Over the past 20 years, the number of … Continue reading →

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 7th Forum Medieval Art

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Chris

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 7th Forum Medieval Art/Forum Kunst des Mittelalters, Jena, September 25–28, 2024. The biannual colloquium is organized by the Deutsche Verein … Continue reading →

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MAA News – From the Executive Director: ACLS Annual Meeting

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

I was very pleased to have attended the Annual Meeting of the American Council of Learned Societies in Philadelphia on April 27-29 together with the MAA’s new ACLS Delegate Afrodesia McCannon (New York Univ.). Many MAA members may not realize … Continue reading →

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MAA News – 2024 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

99th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America University of Notre Dame 14-16 March 2024 The 99th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, … Continue reading →

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MAA News – MAA@Kzoo

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

Now that the International Congress on Medieval Studies is back to meeting in person (May 11-13), the Medieval Academy of America will be returning to Kalamazoo as well: 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Academy, will be delivered … Continue reading →

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MAA News – Upcoming Race & Gender Working Group Webinars

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

May 5, 2023 at 12pm-1:30pm EST Nicole Lopez-Jantzen, CUNY: Borough of Manhattan Community College and Graduate Center, “Shifting Concepts of Race: Italy through the Earlier Middle Ages” Responder: Dr. Sarah Davis-Secord, University of New Mexico May 19, 2023 at 12pm-1:30pm … Continue reading →

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MAA News – Call for Proposals – Speculations: The Centennial Issue of Speculum

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

Speculations The Centennial Issue of Speculum January 2026 The centenary of a scholarly journal offers the opportunity to recognize, reflect on, and reimagine scholarly methods and objects, including canonicity and the discursive possibilities of scholarship; the boundaries, borders and spaces … Continue reading →

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MAA News – MAA Grants Awarded

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

The following grants were awarded in recent weeks: Olivia Remie Constable Awards: Louisa Foroughi, “Peasant Femininity and the Female Relations of Yeomen in Later Medieval England” Margaret K. Smith, “Identity and Authority in Medieval Ireland” Kristen Streahle, “Opportunities Underfoot: Repairing … Continue reading →

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MAA News – CARA Summer Scholarships Awarded

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Chris

The following students have been offered MAA/CARA Summer Scholarships: Katie Despeaux (The University of New Mexico), “Reading Old French” at The Mediterranean Seminar; Eliza H. Feero (Northwestern University), “Introduction to Latin Paleography, 800-1500” at Rare Book School, Virginia; Eva Kuras … Continue reading →

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