Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

MAA News – Annual Meeting Registration

Although early-bird discounted registration for the Annual Meeting has ended, online registration is available until February 15. In-person registration will be available for an additional $25 on top of the $50 late-registration fee. No refunds will be issued after February … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2023 CARA Prizes

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 CARA Prizes: The 2023 CARA Teaching Prize has been awarded to Alexandra Bolintineanu (University of Toronto) and to Elina Gertsman (Case Western Reserve University). The 2023 CARA/Kindrick Prize for … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2023 Inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant

The 2023 MAA inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant has been awarded to Lawrence Chamunorwa (Princeton University) to support his project, “Medievalizing Africa: Great Zimbabwe and the Poetics of Race and Nature.” In his words: As a burgeoning scholar of medieval … Continue reading

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MAA News – 2023 Inclusivity & Diversity Travel Grant

The 2023 Inclusivity & Diversity Travel Grant has been awarded to Martina Franzini (Johns Hopkins University) to support travel to the Annual Meeting to present her paper, “The Adverse Consequences of Interreligious Relationships in Boccaccio’s Decameron.”

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MAA News – Upcoming Deadlines

The Medieval Academy of America invites applications for the following grants. Please note that applicants must be members in good standing as of September 15 in order to be eligible for Medieval Academy awards. Belle Da Costa Greene Award The … Continue reading

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MAA News – AHA “Long Overdue” Initiative

The American Historical Association has recently launched the Long Overdue project as part of the Racist Histories and the AHA initiative. Long Overdue aims to publish obituaries for historians of color whose passing the AHA did not mark. You can … Continue reading

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MAA News – Good News From Our Members

The National Endowment for the Humanities has recently awarded a research grant to Sarah Davis-Secord (University of New Mexico) to support her project, “Encounter and Identity: Christians and Muslims in Early Medieval Italy.” Congratulations! If you have good news to … Continue reading

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MAA News – From the Editor’s Desk

We at Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies are ringing in the new year with a new practice: an occasional editor’s column in the Medieval Academy of America newsletter designed to share with members announcements of the new scholarship we are … Continue reading

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MAA News – From the President

Happy New Year, dear Academy Members, It’s already time to make your plans for this year’s Annual Meeting, which not only takes place in our nation’s capital, Washington DC, but also offers members special access to some of the city’s … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA 2023: Registration is Open!

Join us in Washington DC for the 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America. Discounted registration ends on 1 February, so register now! The Members of the MAA 2023 Organizing Committee, including independent scholars and medievalists from over … Continue reading

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