Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Jeffrey J. Cohen (George Washington Univ.) presented the Medieval Academy Annual Lecture at the Leeds International Medieval Congress on 4 July. His paper, titled “Outside Noah’s Ark: Sympathy and Survival as the Waters Rise,” explored medieval ideas about those left … Continue reading →

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. Birgit Baldwin Fellowship The Birgit Baldwin … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites submissions for the following prizes, to be awarded at the 2018 MAA Annual Meeting (Emory University, 1-3 March). Submission instructions vary, but all dossiers must complete by 15 October 2017. Haskins Medal Awarded to … Continue reading →

The MAA/CARA Conference Grant for Regional Associations and Programs will be awarded for the first time in 2017. The $1,000 award will help support a regional or consortial conference taking place in 2018. Applications are due by 15 October 2017. … Continue reading →

At the 2018 International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Medieval Academy plenary lecture will be delivered by Prof. Sara Ritchey (University of Tennessee, Knoxville). We invite submissions for two sessions related to Prof. Ritchey’s lecture as well … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the 2017 ACLS fellowship recipients who are members of the Medieval Academy of America: Mohamad Ballan – Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship Doctoral Candidate, History, University of Chicago “The Scribe of the Alhambra: Lisān al-Dīn … Continue reading →

If you’re going to be at the Leeds International Medieval Congress this year, please join us Tuesday evening (4 July) at 7 PM for the MAA Annual Lecture: Jeffrey J. Cohen (George Washington Univ.), “Outside Noah’s Ark: Sympathy and Survival … Continue reading →

The July 2017 issue of Speculum will soon be available on the University of Chicago Press Journals website. The forthcoming issue will include the following articles: Carmela Vircillo Franklin, “Reading the Popes: The Liber pontificalis and its Editors” (Presidential Address) Sebastian Sobecki, … Continue reading →

Don’t let the July issue of Speculum be your last. If you haven’t yet renewed for 2017, please do so by June 30 to avoid a disruption in your subscription and other MAA benefits. If you attended our recent Annual … Continue reading →

More than a dozen associations, programs, centers, and departments have recently sent us reports of medieval goings-on, all of which are posted on the Medieval Academy blog. Check them out here: https://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/category/cara/ Submitting your news and announcements to the Medieval … Continue reading →