Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

CARA, the MAA’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations, recognizes distinction among medievalists with two awards annually. The first is the Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies. This award of $1000 is presented at the Annual … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy seeks contributions to fund a Dissertation Grant in memory of John Boswell. Boswell, the medieval historian who taught at Yale University from 1975 until his death in 1994 at age 47, was a pioneer in two fields … Continue reading →

The 2012 CARA Annual Meeting took place at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 4-6 October. The committee meeting was coordinated by Chair James Murray (Western Michigan University). Committee members present included Robert E. Bjork (Arizona State University), Richard Firth … Continue reading →

The 2013 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place April 4-6 and will be hosted by the University of Tennessee, the Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Sewanee Medieval Colloquium. It will be … Continue reading →

One of the major features of the new MAA website is its Members section, which now provides a robust, up-to-date membership directory. This MAA Members Directory is available to all members of the Medieval Academy, but you need to be … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America has long provided a variety of benefits of membership, including numerous fellowships, prizes and grants for travel, research and publications. Please see the list below with their deadlines, then follow the links for complete descriptions … Continue reading →

The 2012 Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Book Prize of the Renaissance Society of America was awarded to MAA member Elizabeth Eva Leach for Guillaume de Machaut: Secretary, Poet, Musician (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2011).

During the summer the MAA conducted a survey of members for suggestions of out-of-print books that might be added to the Medieval Academy Reprints For Teaching series. MART now includes more than forty books essential for teaching the medieval period. … Continue reading →

Dear MAA Member: We’re very happy to inform you that the Medieval Academy has launched its new website: http://www.medievalacademy.org. As you can see, the URL remains the same but the website has some major changes and improvements. The first of … Continue reading →

Maryanne Kowaleski Medieval Studies and Digital Humanities Dear MAA members, During my presidential year, which began in April at the annual meeting, the Academy has set a variety of priorities and new initiatives. I would like to take this opportunity … Continue reading →