MAA News – MAA@Kzoo

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Chris

As always, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 7-10).

1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Academy, will be delivered by Sharon Kinoshita (Univ. of California-Santa Cruz), “Marco Polo and the Diversity of the Global Middle Ages” (Friday, 8:30 AM, Bernhard, East Ballroom). Two related sessions organized by Prof. Kinoshita will take place on Friday at 1:30 PM (Session 227) and 3:30 PM (Session 282). Both sessions will take place in Fetzer 2020.

2) On Sunday at 10:30 AM, the Graduate Student Committee is sponsoring a roundtable titled “Teaching the Middle Ages with Inclusivity and Diversity” (Session 515, Fetzer 1005). The GSC reception will take place on Friday at 5:15 PM in Fetzer 1035.

3) The K-12 Committee is sponsoring a roundtable on Saturday at 10 AM, “Making the Medieval Matter: Teaching the Middle Ages across K-16” (Session 340, Fetzer 1045).

4) The annual CARA Luncheon will take place on Friday at noon (Bernhard, President’s Dining Room). This event is free but pre-registration is required. Click here to register.

5) Finally, we invite you to visit our staffed table in the exhibit hall to introduce yourself, transact any Medieval Academy business you may have, or pick up some chocolate to keep you going during those long afternoon sessions. As always, we will be giving away fifty free one-year memberships to new members, so spread the word!

See you at the ‘Zoo!

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MAA News – Good News From Our Members

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Chris

Prof. Carissa Harris (Temple University) has been awarded the Best Book Prize from the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship for Obscene Pedagogies: Transgressive Talk and Sexual Education in Late Medieval Britain, published by Cornell University Press.

Prof. Audrey Walton (Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto) has been awarded a John Charles Polanyi Prize from the government of Ontario for her research on vernacular English literature.

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MAA 2020 and COVID-19 update

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Chris

Dear Colleagues,

We know that there is growing anxiety about Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Your health and safety are our utmost priorities, and we are monitoring the situation closely. Currently, in accordance with CDC and California State guidelines, we have no plans to cancel the Medieval Academy Annual Meeting. As of March 3, “The California Department of Public Health is not recommending the cancellation of public events. There is no evidence of sustained person-to-person transmission of the virus in in the United States. The health risk from COVID-19 to the general public remains low at this time.”

We are in the process of putting together a contingency plan, in case cancellation should become necessary. We will let registrants, members, and the medievalist community at large know if the situation changes.

Here are some resources that will provide additional information about COVID-19:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html

Online registration for the 2020 Annual Meeting closes at 11:59 PM on March 6.  We are already beyond the 21 February deadline for refunds.  Should we have to cancel the meeting, it may take some time to determine the level of refund that can be provided.  We ask your patience as we respond to this challenging situation.  Click here to register and for more information about the meeting:

https://www.medievalacademy.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1125497

Sincerely,

Maureen Miller and Katherine O’Brien O’Keefe, Program Committee Co-Chairs
Lisa Fagin Davis, Executive Director

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Call for Contributing Reviewers

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Chris

The International Congress on Medieval Studies, hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, is now accepting self-nominations for volunteers to serve as contributing reviewers of proposals for Sponsored and Special Sessions for the 56th and 57th congresses (2021 and 2022). The deadline for self-nomination is April 1: wmich.edu/medievalcongress/submissions/selection.

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Mary Jaharis Center Lecture, March 12, 2020

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Chris

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, is pleased to announce the spring lecture in its 2019–2020 lecture series:

Thursday, March 12, 2020, 6:15–7:45 pm
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Byzantine Pieces of an Umayyad Puzzle: A Basalt Platform in the Azraq Oasis
Alexander Brey, Wellesley College

Alexander Brey discusses an Umayyad-era basalt reservoir platform built within the Azraq oasis in eastern Jordan and places its carved interlocking stones in conservation with early Byzantine zodiac and celestial diagrams.

Details at https://maryjahariscenter.org/events/byzantine-pieces-of-an-umayyad-puzzle-a-basalt-platform-in-the-azraq-oasis.

Mary Jaharis Center lectures are co-sponsored by Harvard University Standing Committee on Medieval Studies.

For questions, contact Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture (mjcbac@hchc.edu).

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel BSC 2020

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Chris

As part of its ongoing commitment to Byzantine studies, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 46th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, October 22–25, 2020. We invite session proposals on any topic relevant to Byzantine studies.

Session proposals must be submitted through the Mary Jaharis Center website (http://maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-sessions/46th-annual-byzantine-studies-conference). The deadline for submission is March 2, 2020. Proposals should include:
—Proposed session title
—CV of session organizer
—300-word session summary, which includes a summary of the overall topic, the format for the panel (such as a debate, papers followed by a discussion, or a traditional session of papers), and the reasons for covering the topic as a prearranged, whole session
—Session chair and academic affiliation. Please note: Session chairs cannot present a paper in the session.
—Information about the four papers to be presented in the session. For each paper: name of presenter and academic affiliation, proposed paper title, and 500-word abstract. Please note: Presenters must be members of BSANA in good standing.

Session organizers must present a paper in the session or chair the session. If a co-organzier is proposed for the session, the co-organizer must also give a paper in the session or chair the session.

Applicants will be notified by March 6, 2020. The organizer of the selected session is responsible for submitting the session to the BSC by March 15, 2020. Instructions for submitting the panel proposal are included in the BSC Call for Papers (http://www.bsana.net/conference/BSC_2020_CFP.pdf).

If the proposed session is approved, the Mary Jaharis Center will reimburse session participants (presenters and chair, if the proposed chair is selected by the BSC program committee) up to $600 maximum for North American residents and up to $1200 maximum for those coming from abroad. Funding is through reimbursement only (check issued in US dollars or wire transfer); advance funding cannot be provided. Eligible expenses include conference registration, transportation, and food and lodging. Receipts are required for reimbursement.

Please contact Brandie Ratliff (mjcbac@hchc.edu), Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture with any questions.

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Rare Book School’s summer 2020 courses on medieval and early modern manuscripts

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Chris

Rare Book School is currently accepting applications for its summer 2020 courses; the first-round deadline is February 17; after that, applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Following are just some of our summer offerings on medieval and early modern manuscripts:

Visit www.rarebookschool.org for course details, previous student evaluations, and instructions for applying.

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Dumbarton Oaks Announcements

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Chris

One Month Research Awards
https://www.doaks.org/research/awards-and-grants/one-month-research-awards
Deadline: March 1

Byzantine Missions: Meaning, Nature, and Extent Symposium
https://www.doaks.org/research/byzantine/scholarly-activities/byzantine-missions-meaning-nature-and-extent
Dates: April 24-25 ,2020
Registrations are open and provided in the link above

Short-Term Predoctoral Residencies
https://www.doaks.org/research/awards-and-grants/short-term-predoctoral-residencies
No Deadline

Museum Director Job Posting at Dumbarton Oaks 
https://www.doaks.org/about/employment/museum-director-1

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2020 Mellon Summer Institute in French Paleography

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Chris

2020 Mellon Summer Institute in French Paleography
July 6-31, 2020
Newberry Library

CRS is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Mellon Summer Institute in French Paleography, to be held at the Newberry from July 6 to July 31, 2020. The institute will be led by Marc Smith, École Nationale des Chartes, Paris.

This course will examine French manuscripts and archival materials from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century. The institute will provide a summary outline of the history of handwriting in France, followed by intensive training in reading from facsimiles, both in class and at home. Students will become familiar with the development of handwriting as well as further aspects of written communication in the late medieval and early modern period.

The institute will enroll 15 participants. First consideration will be given to advanced graduate students and junior faculty at U.S. colleges and universities, but applications are also accepted from advanced graduate students and junior faculty at Canadian institutions, from professional staff of U.S. and Canadian libraries and museums, and from qualified independent scholars.

This graduate-level course is taught entirely in French; advanced language skills are required.

All successful applicants will receive a stipend, and non-local participants will receive additional funds to help defray the costs of travel, housing, and food. There are no fees associated with the institute.

For more information about the Institute and instructions for applying, visit the Institute calendar page here: https://www.newberry.org/07062020-2020-mellon-summer-institute-french-paleography
The application deadline is Monday, March 2, 2020.

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Call for Papers – Building the Medieval Diocese. Strategies, Agents and Instruments

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Chris

BUILDING THE MEDIEVAL DIOCESE.
STRATEGIES, AGENTS AND INSTRUMENTS
Universidad de Burgos (Spain), 9th – 11th December 2020.

The Gregorian Reform led to a reframing of the role of bishops and diocesan institutions that cemented their power and ultimately permitted the construction of the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe. To mark the 800th anniversary of the Cathedral of Burgos, we propose to explore the dynamics, strategies, institutions and personnel behind the construction of the medieval diocese leading to the building of the temples we admire today. Our focus will be on the period 1150-1250, culminating as it does in the construction of the Cathedral of Burgos, but we welcome papers on other parts of Europe and set in other medieval periods that explore the following themes related to the emergence of the mature medieval diocese:

  • Territorial consolidation: diocesan borders, inter-diocesan hierarchies and conflicts.
  • Structural consolidation: network of parishes, fiscality, ecclesiastical offices and benefices.
  • Institutional consolidation: cathedral chapters, use of archdeaconries, archpriesthoods and secular abbeys.
  • Intra-diocesan conflict: monasteries, collegial churches etc.
  • The agents: bishops, chapter, clergy (bishop-chapter conflict, patronage and client networks, diocesan reforms, education, cultural production).

Submissions: proposals no longer than 300 words for either individual papers or panels should be submitted by August 1st to burgensis2020@gmail.com

Languages: Spanish, English               Registration Fee: 50 euros

Key Dates:

  • Deadline for submissions, August 1st
  • Confirmation of acceptance, September 15th
  • Registration opens, October 1st
  • Registration ends, November 30th

Venue: Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Burgos

Convenors: Susana Guijarro (Univ. Cantabria), David Peterson (Univ. Burgos)

Organised by: Área de Historia Medieval (Univ. de Burgos) & Grupo de I+D de la Universidad Cantabria Cultura, Sociedad y Poder en la Castilla Medieval y Moderna.

Further information: http://www3.ubu.es/dioceses

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