The Fellows’ Executive Committee and the leadership of CARA sponsor the Medieval Academy Fellows Speaker Series, in which certain volunteers among the Fellows have made themselves available to give subsidized and/or free talks and lectures at various venues around North America, either “in person” or on Zoom. Twenty-six Fellows have volunteered thus far and have proposed a variety of potential talks for both general and specialized audiences. It is an exciting list, and a fitting way to support the Humanities in these challenging times. This series is aimed primarily at venues where scholarly talks from medievalists are not an everyday occurrence.
The volunteer speakers and potential talks are posted here on the MAA website in a spreadsheet where there is additional information about funding options, travel geography, medium (in person or virtual or both), and targeted audience for the specific talk, as well as email contacts for the speakers. Note that no talks require honoraria, so all zoom talks are free; the only cost to the host institution is the cost of travel and lodging for in-person visits. We invite medievalists interested in hosting a talk at their institution to examine the list of topics and speakers and directly email the speaker whose talk is of interest to make arrangements for a visit (virtual or in-person). The host institution and the speaker can work out the details about funding for travel/travel details/etc.–note that the MAA and CARA do not have any additional funding other than what the fellow is generously providing. Institutions should feel free to contact Lauren Mancia (laurenmancia@brooklyn.cuny.edu) with any additional questions.
