Annual Fall CARA Discussion Circle (on Zoom)
Moderated by CARA chair Lauren Mancia (Brooklyn College/CUNY)
Friday, September 18th
2pm-3pm EDT
Are you a director of a Medieval Studies program, major, or minor on your campus? Are you a coordinator of medievalists in your university and/or city and/or region? Are you an advocate for premodern/Medieval Studies in any way at your university? Come join us! This is a discussion session for faculty members around the country, during which we hope to hear from you all and each other about what Medieval Studies looks like on your campus and in your region, what challenges you are facing, what victories you are winning, how you advocate for Medieval Studies on your campus, and what do you need in 2026.
The goals of this session is (a) to find community among those of us who are working to advocate and program for Medieval Studies around the country and (b) to help CARA better serve your needs, so please do come let your voices be heard! Please join us, and invite people you know who are working to advocate and organize for Medieval Studies! And if you can’t go to these sessions, but have some feedback for us to consider, please do email CARA chair Lauren Mancia at laurenmancia@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
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The Future of Translation Work for Teaching and Scholarship
Tuesday, October 6th
2:30-3:30pm EDT
Panelists: Anna Siebach-Larson (U of Rochester / METS); Daniel Donoghue (Harvard / Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library); Albrecht Diem (Syracuse U)
Translations of medieval sources allow us to bring the Middle Ages to life for our students and ensure future generations’ interest in the premodern past. But while translation work requires substantial time and expertise, it is often undervalued relative to other kinds of scholarship. The advent of AI and open access publication has also brought new opportunities and challenges for translators and editors. Given this, how can we support the vital work of translators and help scholars articulate the value of translation as they navigate the job market, tenure and promotion, and funding opportunities? Whether you are actively engaged in a translation project or just curious about how this kind of work might fit into your professional trajectory as a medievalist, we hope you will join us for a conversation about the future of translation work in medieval studies.
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How to talk to your Provost or President: Advice from Medievalist Provosts & Presidents
Friday, January 22, 2027
5pm-6pm EST
Moderated by Christina Christoforatou Konstantinis (Baruch College, CUNY).
Panelists: Anne Harris, Grinnell College, Iowa (President of Grinnell College and Professor of Art History); Jeff Bowman, Kenyon College, Ohio (Provost of Kenyon College and Professor of History); David Sylvester, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto (President of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, and Professor of History)
So many of us who are working to advocate for medieval studies in universities today are trying to better understand our academic administrators. How can we advocate for our programs at an age that seems to increasingly devalue the Humanities and premodern studies across disciplines? What initiatives, partnerships, or investments are possible and worth pursuing? How can faculty advocate for their programs, scholarship, and students? Join us for this special CARA zoom session when we will get the inside scoop thanks to this panel of medievalist-provosts and presidents. To better streamline our conversation, please send any questions you might have for our panel of provosts and presidents by January 7, 2027 (email them to laurenmancia@brooklyn.cuny.edu).
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