Category Archives: Announcements

MAA Mentoring Program Committee

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America: I am very pleased to announce the establishment of the MAA Mentoring Program Committee, charged with proposing, establishing, and facilitating mentoring programs focused on underserved communities of emerging medievalists. The inaugural … Continue reading

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SIMS Virtual Lecture Series_VisColl 2.0 This Friday, April 23

The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies is pleased to announce the next installment of the SIMS Virtual Lecture Series: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations: Symbolizing the Elements That Create Manuscripts and Their Structural History with VisColl 2.0 Presented by Alberto … Continue reading

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MAA Publication Subventions: Deadline May 1

MAA Book Subventions: Apply by May 1 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 … Continue reading

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Seats Still Available for Rare Book School Courses

The following classes are still accepting applications on a rolling basis: –C-75c: Introduction to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, taught by Cheryl Beredo, Joy Bivins, Michelle Commander, Tammi Lawson, Shola Lynch, and Michael Mery (6 hours) –C-85a: … Continue reading

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Support for the Asian-American Community

Dear Colleagues, Our research takes us mostly into the past​, but it should also allow us to see our present reality in a clearer light. We acknowledge with great sadness that hatred of – and discrimination against – others, systemic … Continue reading

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2021 Virtual Parrish Colloquium on Global Histories of Plague

The History Department (Kansas State Univ.) announces the upcoming Parrish Lecture, featuring independent historian Monica H. Green, who will present “Neolithic to New World: Global Histories of Plague” from 7-8:30 p.m. CDT Tuesday, April 13, via Zoom. The event is … Continue reading

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Fully-funded PhD and MPhil in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Australian Catholic University.

The Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Program of the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at ACU in Melbourne invites applications for six competitive PhD scholarships in connection with its new research project ‘Religious Mobilities: Medieval and Early Modern … Continue reading

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Message from Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski to the Members of the MAA

Dear Colleagues, The recent wave of hate crimes against Asian Americans and people of Pacific Islander descent culminated in the horrific murders near Atlanta last week. Our Asian American and PI colleagues have been facing this kind of terror and … Continue reading

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Rare Book School Still Accepting Applications!

First-round admissions decisions for our 2021 summer courses will be announced soon. If you missed the first deadline, it’s not too late! Apply to any of our 35 courses, including: –C-75c: Introduction to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black … Continue reading

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Digital Symposium – Crusading Things and the Material Outremer: The Account-Inventory of Eudes de Nevers

CRUSADING THINGS AND THE MATERIAL OUTREMER THE ACCOUNT-INVENTORY OF EUDES DE NEVERS A Digital Symposium & Round Table Discussion Co-Sponsored by DALME (Harvard University) and The Medieval World Seminar (Johns Hopkins University) Friday, March 26, 11:30-1:00 EST Via Zoom; Register for the … Continue reading

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