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Jobs for Medievalists

The Boston Public Library is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Rare Books and Manuscripts Cataloger to join our Rare Books and Manuscript Department. Working in a permanent, full-time position under the title of Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarian, the successful candidate will … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Pliny the Elder and Traditions of Natural Histories

Call for Papers: Pliny the Elder and Traditions of Natural Histories October 27-29th 2023 At the bi-millennium of the birth of the Latin author–administrator–statesman–soldier Pliny the Elder, we are reminded that the elder Pliny and his Natural History represent an … Continue reading

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Grant Opportunity for Ph.D. Candidates and Emerging Scholars

The Servane de Layre-Mathéus Grant Fund of the American Friends of Chartres The American Friends of Chartres is accepting proposals from current graduate students and emerging scholars for its annual research grant for the study of Chartres. The American Friends … Continue reading

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Call for Proposals – Speculations: The Centennial Issue of Speculum

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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Call for Papers – Political Poetry in European Literature from the 12th to the 15th centuries

Call for Papers Fribourg Colloquium Medieval Institute, University of Fribourg 6th–8th september 2023 Political Poetry in European Literature from the 12th to the 15th centuries At the beginning of the second book of ‘De vulgari eloquentia’, Dante discusses the question … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Medieval History Seminar

Medieval History Seminar 5–7 October 2023 The German Historical Institutes in London and Washington, D.C., are excited to announce the thirteenth Medieval History Seminar, to be held in London from 5 to 7 October 2023. The seminar will bring together … Continue reading

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MAA News – From the President

Dear Academy Members, As we approach the Annual Meeting later this month, I would like to highlight two features of the 2023 meeting that merit replication in future MAA conferences. The first is its inclusion of medievalists reflecting the career diversity … Continue reading

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MAA News – Annual Meeting Registration

Although early-bird discounted registration for the Annual Meeting has ended, online registration is available until February 15. In-person registration will be available for an additional $25 on top of the $50 late-registration fee. No refunds will be issued after February … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2023 CARA Prizes

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 CARA Prizes: The 2023 CARA Teaching Prize has been awarded to Alexandra Bolintineanu (University of Toronto) and to Elina Gertsman (Case Western Reserve University). The 2023 CARA/Kindrick Prize for … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2023 Inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant

The 2023 MAA inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant has been awarded to Lawrence Chamunorwa (Princeton University) to support his project, “Medievalizing Africa: Great Zimbabwe and the Poetics of Race and Nature.” In his words: As a burgeoning scholar of medieval … Continue reading

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