Call for Papers – ISSM 2025 Conference: Medievalisms in Time and Space

CFP ISSM 2025 Conference: Medievalisms in Time and Space

We are pleased to announce that our annual conference will be taking place on November 14th and 15th this year. The fully online conference will be hosted by Anita Obermeier and the University of New Mexico. Our theme is Medievalisms in Time and Space.

We welcome submissions considering aspects of Medievalisms in Time (any temporalities or relationships between them) and Space (inner spaces, Outer Space and outer spaces, contested spaces, geographies real and imagined, trans-temporalities); Trans-medievalisms of all kinds (such as transgender medievalisms, transformative medievalisms, transgressive medievalisms).

While we encourage proposals covering these key themes, we welcome papers addressing any aspect of Medievalism.

Submissions are due by September 25 using the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/NvsV1vxaVbiiNaNo6.

If you have questions about the theme or submissions process, please contact Angela Weisl (angela.weisl@shu.edu) or Michael Evans (michaelevans@delta.edu).

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Call for Papers | Vagantes 2026 | Due 12 Dec. 2025

The 25th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies will be hosted by The University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, April 9-11, 2026.

Vagantes is an interdisciplinary community of junior and early career scholars that offers an ideal opportunity for sharing new research. The conference accepts submissions on any topic pertaining to the long Middle Ages. We encourage submissions from scholars across all disciplines that engage with medieval studies and welcome work that explores medieval culture, religion, philosophy, literature, art, historiography, as well as medievalisms and reception studies. There is no registration fee.

Please submit an abstract of 300 words and a short CV as a PDF to vagantesboard@gmail.com by December 12th, 2025.

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K-12 Updates and Call for Proposals

K-12 Updates and Call for Proposals

The Medieval Academy’s K-12 Committee is testing ways to best engage with K-12 educators. We are currently developing two modes of engagement. The first will be a pair of webinars that will offer K-12 educators ways to incorporate material from and about the Middle Ages into their classrooms. Information on the webinar content as well as details on joining the webinars are forthcoming.

The second mode of engagement will be with teacher-preparation programs on our campuses. To that end, we are sponsoring a roundtable table at the 2026 Medieval Academy meeting. Please share the cfp below with your colleagues who teach future K-12 educators.

For the MAA K-12 Committee:
Candace Barrington (Central Connecticut State Univ.)
Brad Phillis (Appalachian State Univ.)
Erin Kate Grady (Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC)

 

Call for Annual Meeting Proposals:
K-12 Committee Roundtable: Supporting Teacher-Preparation Programs

The K-12 Committee solicits proposals for a roundtable exploring ways to better support teacher-preparation programs, including ways to integrate medieval topics into K-12 curricula.  We are interested in hearing from K-12 educators, faculty in university/college teacher preparation programs, and medievalists at universities/colleges with teacher-preparation programs.

Participants will be asked to open with a 5-7 minute statement (which should describe the institution with which they are affiliated) and then to engage in an exchange of ideas that (we hope) can be implemented by the K-12 Committee.

Please submit your proposal by 1 December 2025, via email to Candace Barrington, Central Connecticut State University (BarringtonC@ccsu.edu) and Brad Phillis, Appalachian State University (bradphillis@gmail.com).

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Medieval | Renaissance: A Dialogue on Early Italian Painting

Medieval | Renaissance: A Dialogue on Early Italian Painting
McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College
September 2 -December 7, 2025
Exhibition Link

The closing centuries of the Middle Ages in Europe witnessed a profound transformation in the art of painting. New materials and techniques gave way to an expanded repertoire of formats and artistic styles. Patronage and workshop practices evolved in tandem with culture-wide reassessments of the merit of authorship, while the criteria for value and authenticity in representation were redefined. These paradigm-shifting developments ramified into the academic study of art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, creating a line of distinction between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance that has proven difficult to redraw. Early Italian painting is an arena where the distinction is challenged and blurred.

This exhibition seeks to foreground this dialectic in the craft and conceptualization of painting in Italy with selected works from the more-than-century-old Frascione Collection in Florence. Curated by John Lansdowne and Stephanie C. Leone—professors of art history and specialists in the Medieval and Renaissance periods, respectively—the exhibition stages a dialogue between two scholars, identified on object labels by their initials. Several paintings feature dual labels to highlight contrasting interpretive approaches. Overall, the exhibition encourages reflection on how the distinction between “Medieval” and “Renaissance” continues to shape our understanding of Western painting.

Organized by the McMullen Museum, Medieval | Renaissance has been underwritten by Boston College with major support from the Patrons of the McMullen Museum.

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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast welcomes proposals of single episodes for its fifth season.

After four successful seasons, The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast (MMA) will return for its fifth in 2026. Sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America, MMA is an anthology-style podcast that seeks to continue conversations and generate new avenues of inquiry related to the Middle Ages that emphasize the period’s diversity and the scholarship related to it. We highlight thoughtful reflections on culturally responsible approaches to the study of the Middle Ages (expansive beyond western Europe) and its afterlives.

We invite proposals from individuals and collaborators of all ranks and disciplines, especially graduate students, for single podcast episodes aimed at fellow medievalists and the wider public.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • innovative methodological/disciplinary approaches to the Middle Ages
  • the future of medieval studies
  • research on the multicultural, multiracial, and multiethnic Middle Ages
  • discussions of recent scholarship
  • archival discoveries
  • academic activism and responses to misappropriations of the Middle Ages
  • pedagogical approaches
  • medievalisms
  • medieval culture in contemporary political and public discourse
  • cultural heritage and approaches to curating exhibitions of the Middle Ages

Possible formats may include narrative expositions, interviews, textual analysis, visual analysis, oral performances, and panel discussions.

No previous experience with podcasting is required. The Graduate Student Committee of the MAA has hosted several podcasting workshops, which are now available on the MAA YouTube channel. If accepted, an MMA team member will support you through the episode development process and post-production.

To help us assess the project’s potential, your submission should include a brief description (500 words) of your proposed episode, noting the following:

  • the chosen topic and its relevance
  • the plan for adapting the topic to a podcast medium (we encourage 35–45 min. episodes but also welcome proposals for shorter or longer episodes)
  • the episode format (interview, narrative, etc.) with an outline of its structure
  • if you require technical assistance to realize the episode (by facilitating an interview, helping record the episode, or taking care of the audio editing)

Please also include each author’s name and CV.

Submit your proposals and any questions to mmapodcast1@gmail.com and Loren Cantrell (lorenlee325@gmail.com) by October 15, 2025.

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast Production Team
Will Beattie | wbeattie@nd.edu
Jonathan Correa Reyes | jonatcr@clemson.edu
Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell | lorenlee325@gmail.com
Reed O’Mara | reed.omara@gmail.com
Logan Quigley | quigleylogan@gmail.com

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Call for Papers – Confound the Time: Reception in Medieval & Early Modern Studies

Confound the Time: Reception in Medieval & Early Modern Studies
January 24th-January 25th 2026
Online

Confound the Time welcomes papers that investigate the ways in which texts, objects, and images from the medieval and early modern periods re-envision and reconstruct the past or imagine and anticipate the future. We also welcome papers that explore the ways in which medieval and early modern artifacts, history, and culture are reimagined and reconstructed in later periods.

As part of our commitment to accessibility, Confound the Time will be entirely virtual and have no registration fee. Graduate students and early career scholars are especially encouraged to submit.

Topics for individual papers may include:

  • Medieval and early modern reception of classical mythology/culture
  • Early modern reception of medieval literature/culture
  • The Pre-Raphaelites and other neo-medievalist movements
  • Contemporary video games, graphic novels, television shows, and/or films with medieval or early modern settings, characters, and cultures
  • Dungeons and Dragons and/or other role-playing or tabletop games
  • Manuscript Studies/Book History
  • Time/The Times
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Nationalism and Race

Papers that address these subjects are encouraged, but any paper that centers on medieval or early modern studies will be considered.

Paper submissions should include:

  • An abstract of approximately 250 words
  • A 2-3 sentence third-person bio

Please send all application materials to confoundthetime@gmail.com. The deadline for all abstract submissions is October 25th, 2025. Questions can be directed to Drs. Audrey Gradzewicz (U of Wisconsin-Madison) and Audrey Saxton (Bethany College, KS).

 

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Fellowships at the Harry Ransom Center, 2026–2027

THE HARRY RANSOM CENTER, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, invites applications for its 2026–2027 research fellowships. The fellowships support projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history. For details and application instructions, visit: https://ransom.center/fellowships

ONE- TO TWO-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS

$3,500 PER MONTH*

One- to two-month fellowships are available for graduate students, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, whose projects require extensive use of the Ransom Center’s collections.

TRAVEL STIPENDS

$2,000*

Travel stipends are available for graduate students, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, whose projects require less than one month’s use of the Center’s collections. Travel stipends may not be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships.

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS

$2,000*

Dissertation fellowships are available for graduate students whose doctoral dissertations require use of the Center’s collections.

*International fellows will receive an additional $500 stipend to offset visa and travel costs.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 3, 2025, 5 PM CST

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Jobs For Medievalists

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of English: Medieval Literature

Review of applications will begin 10 November, 2025

The English Department at Trinity University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in medieval literature and culture. Teaching and research specialties may include the Global Middle Ages, premodern critical race studies, gender and sexuality studies, disability studies, ecocritical studies, book or manuscript studies, or other theoretical or interdisciplinary approaches which focus on the period before ca 1450. Teaching responsibilities will include upper-division seminars in the successful candidate’s field of specialization, as well as surveys of pre-1800 literature, introductions to literary study, First-Year Experience courses, and other courses in the Pathways general education curriculum. Candidates should have a demonstrated record of teaching excellence, a passion for mentoring undergraduates, and an active research agenda. In addition, candidates should have a PhD in hand or plan to complete their program’s PhD degree requirements by August 2026.

The faculty in the English Department are committed scholar-teachers who maintain active research agendas and impressive publication records. Their scholarship informs their teaching, and they are encouraged both to design courses that reflect their interests and, when appropriate, to involve undergraduates directly in their scholarly work. The Department of English and the University as a whole value and safeguard academic freedom for faculty members in their teaching and scholarship. Trinity is guided by a set of core values and is committed to implementing practices in pursuit of an inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff to feel welcomed and engaged in a community of learning.

For full information and application links, please visit:

https://trinity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Trinity_University/job/Assistant-Professor-of-English—Medieval-Literature—Global-Medievalism_JR101286

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Classical Studies: Ancient Rome

Review of applications will begin 23 September 2025

The Department of Classical Studies at Trinity University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Classical Studies, beginning in August 2026, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The department is seeking a candidate who specializes in the ancient Roman world and has a demonstrated ability in and enthusiasm for teaching Latin language and literature at all levels. We seek applicants who are engaged in innovative scholarship on any aspect of the study of Ancient Rome, for example Latin literature, Roman history and material culture, digital humanities, or modern reception. Candidates must demonstrate a strong research profile and a firm commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a vigorous program of scholarship and to teach introductory lower-division courses while developing upper-division courses in their area of specialization. The ideal candidate will have a facility for interdisciplinary teaching and interest in mentoring students in undergraduate research projects. All faculty are expected to contribute to Pathways, the University’s interdisciplinary general education program.

Classical Studies at Trinity is a vibrant department with six tenured / tenure-track faculty and strong connections with other departments on campus, including Anthropology, Art History, Philosophy, and Religion. We encourage our students to pursue undergraduate research, often in collaboration with faculty, and we have been active participants in our university’s summer undergraduate research program. The department participates in a faculty-led study abroad summer course in Rome and in a faculty-led archaeological dig in Cyprus. In addition, Trinity has just completed a major renovation project that has created appealing new spaces for the Classical Studies department and several other adjacent humanities departments.

The Department of Classical Studies and the University as a whole value and safeguard academic freedom for faculty members in their teaching and scholarship. Trinity is guided by a set of core values and is committed to implementing practices in pursuit of an inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff to feel welcomed and engaged in a community of learning.

https://trinity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Trinity_University/job/Assistant-Professor-of-Classical-Studies—Ancient-Rome_JR101225

Trinity University and the School of Arts and Humanities
Trinity University is a secular, independent, private institution, founded in 1869. Trinity offers high-quality science, liberal arts, and pre-professional programs as represented by the four schools (STEM, Arts & Humanities, Social Science and Civic Engagement, and Business) to approximately 2,500 undergraduate students from the U.S. and more than 45 countries. The attractive campus overlooks downtown San Antonio, a city rich in heritage and ethnic diversity. Additional information can be found on the Resource Guide to Trinity & San Antonio.

The School of Arts and Humanities is at the center of Trinity’s liberal arts education. Faculty are international leaders in their respective fields, creating engaged learning experiences grounded in careful study of tradition, critical thinking, clear communication, and creative expression. For more information about Trinity’s liberal arts education, see the following links for information about Trinity’s curriculum, including the First-Year Experience, experiential learning, and faculty-led study-abroad programs.

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Call for Papers – 25th International Medieval Sermon Studies Symposium

25th International Medieval Sermon Studies Symposium
“Collecting, transmitting, and (re)using sermons”
Nijmegen, 1-5 July 2026
Hosted by Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Organising committee: Shari Boodts, Pietro Delcorno, Patricia Stoop, Patrick Outhwaite

Sermons have a life beyond the moment of their creation and performance. Over the course of the Middle Ages, sermons were rewritten, recycled, translated, and repurposed to fit different monastic, liturgical and communal settings. Authoritative patristic author names were appropriated, model sermons were copied, and bestselling collections were produced and distributed. Sermons also permeated other genres, outside of the context of preaching. This dynamic medieval reception of sermons continued beyond the Middle Ages into Early Modern times. This conference will put the spotlight on the varied and influential ways in which sermons were received and (re)used, often long after they were first spoken aloud, and on the compilers, editors and collectors who mediated this process.

The International Medieval Sermon Studies Society invites early career researchers and established scholars to submit proposals for 20-minute papers on the subject of “Collecting, transmitting, and (re)using sermons”. We welcome papers from all areas and religious traditions for the period of ca. 500–1500 CE. We also encourage proposals for the poster session.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

  • The transmission of sermons and sermon collections
  • Rewriting, recycling, and adapting (model) sermons
  • The practice of collecting and disseminating sermons
  • Sermon collections from the patristic to the early modern period
  • Compilers, copyists, editors, collectors
  • Indirect access to or reuse of sermons
  • Translations and cross-lingual connections
  • Sermons as connectors across religious and cultural contexts

Proposals should include paper or poster title, your name, institutional affiliation (if applicable), and e-mail address. Proposals for papers should additionally include an abstract of max. 350 words and an indication whether you plan to come in person or present virtually. Although attendance in person is preferred, the committee is willing to consider a limited number of virtual presentations.

Please send proposals before 1 November 2025 to Shari Boodts (shari.boodts@ru.nl).

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Jobs for Medievalists

Professor – Late Antiquity
Department of Classics / Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
Application Deadline: November 6

The Department of Classics and the Centre for Medieval Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time, tenure-stream position in Late Antiquity. This will be a joint appointment between the Department of Classics (75%) and the Centre for Medieval Studies (25%). The successful candidate will also be eligible to be named the Jackman Professorship in the Arts. This endowed chair appointment would be for a five-year term and is renewable following a favourable review. The appointment will be at the rank of Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.

Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in Classics, Medieval Studies, or a related area, with a clearly demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. Candidates will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research, and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests will be in some field of the history and culture of Late Antiquity up to 600 CE, and who will complement and enhance existing strengths in Classics and Medieval Studies. The successful applicant will be expected to teach courses at all levels in the original language(s) of their sources and in translation, and to contribute to the undergraduate programme in Classics and the graduate programmes in both units.

For full information and applications links, please visit: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Professor-Late-Antiquity-ON/594584517.

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