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Jobs for Medievalists

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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Call for Papers – 2022 New England Medieval Conference (NEMC)

New England Medieval Conference 2022 Medieval Ecologies October 8, 2022 Colby College Waterville, ME This conference will provide an opportunity for medievalists working across a range of disciplines and geographic areas to join in conversation about premodern ecologies and their … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Gower in Contexts: His Words, His Books, His Heritage

CALL FOR PAPERS “Gower in Contexts: His Words, His Books, His Heritage” V International Congress of the John Gower Society University of St. Andrews, Scotland 7-10 July 2023 The John Gower Society invites proposals for presentations at the V International … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Pandemic Reflections: Saint Francis and the Lepers Catch Up with COVID

Call for Papers for a forthcoming edited collection, Pandemic Reflections: Saint Francis and the Lepers Catch Up with COVID To be published with Ethics International Press (https://ethicspress.com/). The collection will focus on Saint Francis, his life with lepers, and the COVID … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – The International Conference on the Voynich Manuscript 2022

Call for papers The Voynich Manuscript has been described as one of the most mysterious books in the world. The manuscript is written in an unidentified script from an unknown language and contains illustrations of plants, bathing women, mysterious creatures, … Continue reading

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Jobs For Medievalists

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a part-time Lecturer to teach one undergraduate course in Medieval French Literature in Fall 2022. We seek a scholar with expertise in medieval literature and culture, high level proficiency in spoken French, … Continue reading

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MAA News – From the President

Dear Academy Members, There is a lot of good work going on in our community, and graduate students are doing a lot of it. The Academy’s Graduate Student Committee, moreover, is leading the way in building community. A good example … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA Advocacy Committee: Call for Nominations

Dear Colleagues: The Council of the Medieval Academy of America has voted to establish an Advocacy Committee. This committee will consider and select matters on which the MAA will issue public statements and will craft those statements. The six-member Committee … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA @ Leeds

If you’re going to be at the Leeds International Medieval Congress this year, please join us on Tuesday, 5 July, 19.00-20.00 for the Annual Medieval Academy of America Lecture: Carol Symes (Dept. of History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign): “Médiévistes sans … Continue reading

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MAA News – CARA Summer Scholarship Winners

Thirteen student members of the Medieval Academy have been awarded CARA Summer Scholarships to support their summer coursework, traveling to centers and programs across North America and overseas. We are thrilled to be able to support this supplemental coursework: Susan … Continue reading

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