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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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MAA News – Good News From Our Members

Former MAA President Thomas E. Dale (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) has been awarded the Chazen Distinguished Chair of Art History for 2022–2027. Several MAA members were awarded publication prizes at the 2022 International Congress on Medieval Studies: Dyan Elliott (Northwestern Univ.) … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – 2022 Southeastern Medieval Association Conference

The Southeastern Medieval Association’s 2022 Conference will take place in Birmingham, Alabama, November 10-12. The conference theme is “The Body and the Human,” and plenary speakers will be Rick Godden and Carissa Harris. The CFP is below; the deadline for … Continue reading

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ICMA Annual Book Prize

ICMA ANNUAL BOOK PRIZE Deadline: 31 May 2022 The ICMA invites submissions for the annual prize for best single- or dual-authored book on any topic in medieval art. To be eligible for the 2022 competition, books must have been printed … Continue reading

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2023 Annual Meeting Call for Papers: Deadline June 1

98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America The Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC 23-26 February, 2023 Proposal Deadline: June 1 The 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place at the Grand Hyatt Washington in … Continue reading

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Harlaxton Medieval Symposium 2022

Harlaxton Medieval Symposium 2022 Death and Dying Monday 15 – Thursday 18 August Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire, UK The Harlaxton Medieval Symposium is an interdisciplinary gathering of academics, students and enthusiasts which meets annually to celebrate medieval history, art, literature and … Continue reading

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Call for Proposals: Early Global Insularities

Call for Proposals: Early Global Insularities Viator Special Cluster Editors: Sara Torres and Nahir I. Otaño Gracia Early Modern literatures are suffused with references to fantastical, miraculous, and topographical islands, from the isle of Avalon in Arthurian legend, to Dante’s … Continue reading

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