Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

We are thrilled to announce that, in celebration of Speculum‘s new publishing partnership, the University of Chicago Press will be sponsoring two public screenings of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” during the Kalamazoo Congress. The screenings will take place … Continue reading →

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will be held in Toronto, Ontario, on 6-8 April 2017, hosted by the University of Toronto and The Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies. The Organizing Committee invites proposals for papers … Continue reading →

Applications are now being accepted for a one year postdoctoral fellow to serve as editorial assistant at Speculum from July 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017. This position offers qualified individuals an opportunity to develop as scholars and editors. The … Continue reading →

The nine winners of the 2016 Dissertation Grants are: Hope Emily Allen Dissertation Grant Katherine Hindley (Yale Univ.), “‘On Parchment or on Bread’: Textual Magic in Medieval England” John Boswell Dissertation Grant Andrew Sears (Univ. of California, Berkeley), “Relics on … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy, in collaboration with the Richard III Society-American Branch, offers five graduate student awards (in addition to the full-year Fellowship awarded in the fall) in memory of William B. and Maryloo Spooner Schallek, funded by a generous gift … Continue reading →

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

We asked Speculum editorial staff Erin Pomeroy and Melissa Reynolds for their impressions of last week’s Annual Meeting. Here’s what they had to say: ***** As assistant editor of Speculum and first time attendee of the annual meeting of the … Continue reading →

At its recent meeting, the Council of the Medieval Academy drafted and approved the following values statement: Membership in the Medieval Academy is open to all persons concerned with the study and teaching of the Middle Ages, including, but not … Continue reading →

We are launching a search for a one year postdoctoral fellow to serve as editorial assistant at Speculum from July 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017. This position offers qualified individuals an opportunity to develop as scholars and editors. The … Continue reading →

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will be held in Toronto, Ontario, on 6-8 April 2017, hosted by the University of Toronto and The Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies. The Organizing Committee invites proposals for papers … Continue reading →