Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

If you’re going to be at the Leeds International Medieval Congress this year, please join us on Tuesday, 7 July, 19.00-20.00 (Session 901) for the annual Medieval Academy Lecture, to be delivered by Fiona Griffiths (Department of History, Stanford University), “Timing, Temporalities, and the … Continue reading →

Have you found yourself unsure about which MAA Grant or Fellowship is the right fit for you and your work? Thanks to MAA Special Projects Assistant Jon Dell Isola, you need wonder no more. Jon has recently written Guidelines for … Continue reading →

Writing Like Monks and Nuns: a Writing Community by the Graduate Student Committee Tuesday, May 5th, 3pm EDT “He who does not know how to write does not think that it is a labor. Three fingers write, the whole body … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the 2026 Dissertation Grant awardees: Veronica A. Arntz (Marquette University), “Between Creativity and Uniformity: The Liturgical Life of Marienberg bei Helmstedt in its Visual, Material, and Spatial Context, 1176-1570” (Hope Emily Allen Dissertation Grant); … Continue reading →

I am very pleased to announce the new MAA committee members, recently appointed by the Council in accordance with our policies and procedures: Conferences: American Historical Association Program Committee: Nicolas Tackett (UC Berkeley) Kalamazoo Program Committee: Sarah Long (Michigan State … Continue reading →

Two MAA members have recently received Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships: Estelle Guéville (Yale University), “‘Qui scripsit scribat semper’; Female Scribal Practices in Medieval Europe” Graham David Sean O’Toole (Harvard University), “Tribute in Medieval Ireland from the 11th to the 14th … Continue reading →

What an absolute joy to see so many of you at the 101st Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy, hosted by the Five College consortium and held on the beautiful campuses of Amherst College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides two subventions of up to $2,500 each to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. Click here for more information. The Medieval Academy Inclusivity and Diversity Book Subvention … Continue reading →

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce that season 5 of The Multicultural Middle Ages has officially launched. This season promises to be our biggest one yet, and we are starting strong with our first episode: “Pandemic in the Medieval … Continue reading →

Summer Skills Workshops This summer, the MAA will offer four online Summer Skills Workshops: Old French (Terry Cullen, Vassar College); Latin Paleography (Sean Gilsdorf, Harvard Univ.), Medieval Latin (Diane Warne Anderson, University of Massachusetts, Boston), and Medieval Liturgy and Liturgical Books (Susan Boynton, Columbia … Continue reading →