Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

The 99th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana March 14–16, 2024 The 99th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place in South Bend, Indiana, on the campus … Continue reading →

If you have recently seen a major research project to completion, please let us know! The 2024 Medieval Academy meeting at the University of Notre Dame (March 14-17, 2024) will feature two sessions celebrating “New Scholarship.” The sessions will take place during … Continue reading →

MATCHING CHALLENGE: Help ensure the future of the Medieval Academy of America!  As we look towards our Centennial in 2025, we must also begin planning for our second century. By contributing to this Matching Challenge in 2024, you can double … Continue reading →

Baldwin Fellowship The Baldwin Fellowship provides a one-year grant of $20,000 (with the possibility of a second year of funding) to support a graduate student in a North American university who is researching and writing a significant dissertation for the … Continue reading →

Are you planning an exhibit, symposium, performance, workshop, or other event in 2025, our Centennial year? Apply for a Centennial Grant! In celebration of its upcoming 2025 Centennial, the Medieval Academy of America is pleased to announce funding for Centennial … Continue reading →

Kindrick-CARA Service Award The Medieval Academy of America’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) welcomes nominations for the Robert L. Kindrick–CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies. This award recognizes individuals who have developed, promoted, and administered Medieval … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) invites nominations to fill an upcoming vacancy on its Executive Committee. With a special focus upon teaching at all levels, CARA strives to assist institutions and individual medievalists … Continue reading →

Friday, November 17 at 12pm EST Stacey Murrell, Ph.D. Candidate Brown University “Birthing Dynasties: Concubinage, Status, and Race in the Western Islamicate World, c.700-1000 CE.” This chapter examines the racialization of enslaved women and its impact on mother-child relations in … Continue reading →

After two successful seasons, The Multicultural Middle Ages (MMA) will return for its third season in 2024. Sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America, MMA is an anthology-style podcast attuned with the global turn in Medieval Studies. This podcast series … Continue reading →

At its 14th Triennial Congress held in Munich in September 2023, the Association internationale d’études occitanes (AIEO) elected Wendy Pfeffer a membre honoraire, recognizing her work to advance Occitan studies in North America and her work on behalf of the … Continue reading →