Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America, The 2021 Election of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America closed on Saturday, 2 January. The results have been certified by the President of the Fellows and … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America is very pleased to announce that the 2021-2022 Schallek Fellowship has been awarded to Alicia Cannizzo (Graduate Center, City University of New York) to support her thesis project, “Matter En Transir: The Transi Tomb and … Continue reading →

The latest issue of Speculum is now available on the University of Chicago Press Journals website. To access your members-only journal subscription, log in to the MAA website using the username and password associated with your membership (contact us at … Continue reading →

Two essays have recently been posted in our continuing series on career paths for medievalists beyond the tenure track, by Jerome Singerman (Senior Editor for Literary criticism and cultural studies, medieval and Renaissance studies, and Jewish studies at the University … Continue reading →

Deadline 15 February: Belle Da Costa Greene Award (deadline 15 February) The Belle Da Costa Greene Award of $2,000 will be granted annually to a medievalist of color for research and travel. The award may be used to visit archives, … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites proposals for sessions at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New Orleans, January 6-9, 2022. Each year the Medieval Academy co-sponsors sessions at this meeting with the AHA. This year, … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America is currently accepting self-nominations for vacancies opening up on the Graduate Student Committee (GSC) for the 2021-2023 term. The GSC comprises six members appointed for a two-year term on a rotating basis. There are three … Continue reading →

The following MAA members have recently been awarded Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Nicola Camerlenghi (Dartmouth College), The Virtual Basilica of St. Paul in Rome (Preparation for a virtual reality experience of the Basilica of St. Paul’s … Continue reading →

Greetings! I hope you are all well. I am happy to report that, in case you hadn’t noticed, 2020 is nearly behind us. I hope that we will soon be able to greet each other in person. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

While 2020 has brought numerous challenges to scholarship, the year has also afforded unprecedented digital access to conferences and presentations worldwide. Lectures are now accessible online that we might never have been able to attend previously. Moreover, many of these … Continue reading →