Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Now that we are a week into our Centennial Year, I’d like to share a few of my ideas that I hope to work on during my term as president. But first, a huge thanks to … Continue reading →

The 99th Annual Meeting took place at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from 14-16 March. By all accounts, the meeting was a resounding success. More than 350 attendees heard 210 papers across 60 sessions, enjoyed several … Continue reading →

As ever, the Medieval Academy will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. We hope you will join us for these sessions and special events: 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by … Continue reading →

Friday, April 5, 2024 at 12pm-1:30pm EST Matthew Vernon, Associate Professor of English University of California, Davis “Slumbering Legacies” I will be sharing what I hope to be a chapter of my latest work. It explores the understudied legacies of … Continue reading →

The MAA Graduate Student Committee presents Grant Writing: A Conversation with Recipients (A Virtual Workshop offered by the MAA’s GSC) 30 April 2024 @1:00pm (EST) Join us for a conversation with young scholars who have successfully secured major funding for … Continue reading →

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 more information. The Medieval Academy Inclusivity and … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Dissertation Grants : Saagar Asnani (University of California, Berkeley), “Languages of Song: A Sociolinguistic History of Medieval Music and its Vernaculars” (Grace Frank Dissertation Grant) Austin James Benson (University … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 MAA/GSC Grant for Innovation has been awarded to “Ballintober Bonds: Introductory Community Archaeology Workshop Series” (PI Wendy H. Vencel, North Carolina State University). The MAA/GSC Grant is awarded annually to an individual … Continue reading →

With the retirement of Editor Katherine Jansen forthcoming in 2025, the Medieval Academy of America seeks to appoint an Editor, or co-Editors, for Speculum. The position is configured as part-time, requiring between 20 and 30 hours per week, with some … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that (pending permission from presenters) the 2024 Annual Meeting plenary sessions as well as the Business Meeting will be livestreamed on the University of Notre Dame platform (times are US Eastern): https://medieval.nd.edu/news-events/events/medieval-academy-of-america-2024/live-streams/ Recordings will … Continue reading →