Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

We are very pleased to announce that the 2026 Birgit Baldwin Fellowship has been awarded to Sheridan Kenzie Ward (Johns Hopkins Univ.) to support her dissertation project, “Houses of God: Devotion, Caregiving and Women s Work in Medieval France.” The … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the 2026 Fellows Research Awards. Because of the strength of this year’s applicant pool, the selection committees (comprised of members of the Fellows Executive Committee) elected to fund four Awards instead of two: Graduate … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the Spring 2026 Travel Grants: Nicholas Babich, “Paths of Enchantment: An Anglo-Irish Riddling Tradition?,” Medieval Academy of America Annual Meeting (University of Massachusetts Amherst and Amherst College); Barbara Denicolò, “Cooking with … Continue reading →

How to Talk to Your Dean Moderated by CARA Board Member Christina Christoforatou Thursday, 1/15, 6pm EST, on Zoom So many of us who are working to advocate for Medieval Studies in universities today are trying to better understand our … Continue reading →

Call for Session Proposals: Shining a Light on the “Dark” Ages: Creative Approaches to Understanding the Middle Ages 2027 AHA Annual Meeting, New Orleans Proposals due February 1, 2026 The Medieval Academy of America (MAA) invites proposals for sessions at … Continue reading →

To the Members of the Medieval Academy: As threats to the Humanities continue to disrupt our colleagues’ teaching, research, and livelihoods, your support of the Medieval Academy of America means more than ever. As we come to the end of … Continue reading →

The 101st annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on March 19–21, 2026 on the campuses of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Amherst College, and will also include events at Mt. Holyoke College and Smith … Continue reading →

Rebekkah Hart has been named the incoming 2026 Schallek Fellow. During the tenure of her fellowship, she will be working on Chapter 2 of her dissertation entitled “The Kiss of Peace: Materialities and Afterlives of Liturgical Paxes, or ‘Kissing Images,’ … Continue reading →

“Trans Studies as Book Historical Method” JD Sargan December 5, 2025, 12pm-1pm (EDT) Archival collections are political spaces: the decisions that govern whose histories are preserved, when, and by whom are not neutral. They reflect the communities that make them. … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites applications for the following grants. Please note that applicants must be members in good standing in order to be eligible for Medieval Academy awards. The Inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant The Inclusivity and Diversity … Continue reading →