Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

MAA@AHA The Medieval Academy of America invites proposals for panels at the 2018 meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington, DC, on January 4-7, 2018. The theme of the 2018 Meeting is “Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in Global Perspective.” … Continue reading →

Members of the Schallek Fellowship Committee unanimously agree that the 2017-18 Fellowship be awarded to Dustin Neighly, for the dissertation project entitled ‘Nor from the Clamor of the Poor: The Common Law’s Influence on Villein Decision-Making Processes’. Neighly is a … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that the first annual Medieval Academy Digital Humanities Prize has been awarded to DigiPal: Digital Resource and Database of Manuscripts, Palaeography and Diplomatics. (London, 2011-14), http://www.digipal.eu/, developed at the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s … Continue reading →

Susan Boynton (Columbia Univ.) was recently awarded a three-year grant from the Partner University Fund (FACE Foundation) for digital humanities and musical iconography, for an exchange with the Sorbonne (http://edblogs.columbia.edu/musiconis/).

Did you know that the Medieval Academy Blog includes Calls for Papers, Job Postings, Conference and Symposium announcements, and many other notices of interest to medievalists? Follow these links for just a few of the resources you’ll find on the … Continue reading →

In the aftermath of the recent presidential election in the United States, the Medieval Academy of America reaffirms its commitment “to foster an environment of diversity, inclusion, and academic freedom,” as expressed in our “Statement on Diversity and Academic Freedom” … Continue reading →

To the Members of the Medieval Academy, The end of the year is now quickly approaching, and we encourage you to renew your membership in the Medieval Academy for 2017 as soon as possible. If you have not already paid … Continue reading →

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on 6-8 April 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The MAA has met at the University of Toronto every decade (on the ‘7’ year) since 1967, and was … Continue reading →

Deadline: 15 December 2016 The Medieval Academy of America is currently accepting self-nominations for vacancies opening up on the Graduate Student Committee (GSC) for the 2017-2019 term. The GSC comprises six members appointed for a two- year term on a … Continue reading →

MAA Dissertation Grants (deadline 15 February): The nine annual Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants support advanced graduate students who are writing Ph.D. dissertations on medieval topics. The $2,000 grants help defray research expenses. Click here for more information. Schallek Awards (deadline … Continue reading →