Two MAA members were recently awarded publication prizes by the American Society of Church History: Laura Saetveit Miles, for The Virgin Mary’s Book at the Annunciation: Reading, Interpretation, and Devotion in Medieval England (Boydell and Brewer, 2020); and Katie Bugyis, for “Women Priests at Barking Abbey in the Late Middle Ages”, published in Women Intellectuals and Leaders in the Middle Ages (D.S. Brewer, 2020).
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Dear MAA members,
By now, many of you have heard the recent revelations in the news media about the disturbing, unprofessional behavior of a prominent medievalist. I wanted to acknowledge the deep hurt that acts of sexual harassment cause for too many individuals in our profession, and reaffirm the Medieval Academy of America’s commitment to protect all members of our community, and especially the most vulnerable among us, from harassment and bullying of any kind. Our Professional Behavior Policy was established in 2019 and may be read online here:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.medievalacademy.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/professional_behavior_policy.pdf
Sincerely,
Thomas Dale
President
THE M. ALISON FRANTZ FELLOWSHIP IN POST-CLASSICAL STUDIES AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY
Fields of study: Late Antique through Modern Greek Studies, including but not limited to the Byzantine, Frankish, Post-Byzantine, and Ottoman periods.
Eligibility: Ph.D. candidates at a U.S. or Canadian institution or scholars holding a recent Ph.D. (up to five years) obtained from a U.S. or Canadian institution. Candidates should demonstrate their need to work in the Gennadius Library.
Terms: A stipend of $11,500 plus room and board in Loring Hall, and waiver of School fees. Fellows are expected to be in residence at the School for the full academic year from early September to late May. A final report is due at the end of the award period, and the ASCSA expects that copies of all publications that result from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA be contributed to the Gennadius Library.
Application: Submit an online application form for the “M. Alison Frantz Fellowship in Post-Classical studies at the Gennadius Library.” An application consists of a curriculum vitae, description of the proposed project (up to 750 words), and three letters of reference to be submitted online. Student applicants must submit transcripts. Scans of official transcripts are acceptable.
Dr. Robert Martinez and Dr. Lynn Ramey are announcing a:
Virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D digital environments are witnessing explosive growth in research and teaching, but faculty and staff who could benefit from these techniques do not have equal access to the tools they need. Hardware and software used in the creation of 3D environments is expensive; institutional policies and commitment are highly variable; and some who would benefit lack confidence with the technology. The Immersive Global Middle Ages Institute provides a diverse cohort of medievalists with both theoretical and practical training in the creation and implementation of 3D objects and environments for research and teaching. The Institute will meet online three times each semester and will have two in-person four-day summer workshops over a two-year period (January 2022-November 2023). By the end of the Institute, participants will have considered the research around using 3D environments, developed 3D object assets and worlds, and authored teaching resources to pass on their new skills to students and colleagues.
Given that many participants will lack the necessary robust computing hardware and software needed to participate in the workshops, the Institute will award technology stipends to participants for the purchase of an Alienware computer customized for immersive technology, monitor, keyboard/mouse, and a 3-year onsite support/warranty; an Oculus Rift headset; and a two-year license for Trimble SketchUp Pro modeling software.
Details about the Institute can be found here: https://grants.uccs.edu/igma/ All are welcome to apply. Expenses to attend the in-person workshops are also covered by the institute. We are now accepting applications at: https://grants.uccs.edu/igma/application-and-selection-process-for-participants/ Early admission applications are due by October 31, 2021.
April 21-24, 2022
Paper and session proposals from all areas of medieval studies, including overlapping areas of early modern studies and late antique studies, are most welcome, as are faculty, students, and independent scholars.
Proposals are due 31 October 2021. Individual proposals should include an abstract of approximately 500 words with the author’s name, discipline, and contact information, including any institutional affiliation, and e-mail address. Session proposals should include abstracts for the three papers as well as the contact information for each participant and session organizer. Please email all proposals by 31 October 2021, attached as .doc or .pdf files with “MAP 2022” in the subject line to kolsen@mtroyal.ca.
MAP will be meeting in the stunning Alberta Rockies, and in a distinctly non-urban centre. Located in the Town of Banff on the traditional lands of Indigenous peoples, MAP 2022 at the Banff Centre also seeks paper and session proposals interested in the intersections between the medieval and the natural world, and between European and Indigenous perspectives, to form a thematic thread within the conference. (As is the MAP tradition, papers do not need to relate to the thematic thread announced below to gain acceptance.)
The natural world has long interested scholars of the Medieval and Early Modern periods and their associated fields. Medieval and Early Modern authors, thinkers, and artists, produced a vast and influential corpus inspired by their environments, both natural (non-urban) and urban, and scholars of these periods have recently been stimulated by the theory and practice of environmental, Indigenous, and place studies in all their diversity. This thematic focus will discover and query concepts, theories, literatures, the arts, Indigenous perspectives, ecologies, and knowledge creation, that are rooted in relationship to the environment, climate consciousness, the wild or wilderness, and landscapes.
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is located on the traditional lands of Treaty 7 Territory, comprised of the Stoney Nakoda Nations of Wesley, Chiniki, and Bearspaw; three Nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy: the Piikani, Kainai, and Siksika; and the Tsuu T’ina of the Dene people. Treaty 7 territory is also shared with the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. Before the signing of Treaty 7, and prior to the establishment of provincial boundaries, this region was also used by the Ktunaxa and the Maskwacis people. We acknowledge the past, present, and future generations of these Nations who help us steward this land, as well as honour and celebrate this place.
Please join us for these Podcasting Workshops organized by the Graduate Student Committee, with the support of the MAA. The workshops will be led by Hayley Bowman, and will offer an introduction to podcasting for people with little to no experience using the medium. Interested attendants need not be medievalists or graduate students to apply. Please help us spread the word. Participation is free, but prior registration is required.
Production & Technical Development
Monday, November 8 from 11AM to 1PM (Eastern)
Register at: https://bit.ly/30hQotp
In this workshop, Hayley Bowman will discuss best practices for organizing and embarking on podcast production; how to navigate common obstacles in early production/episode development; tips for successful and entertaining episode construction; recommended technologies; and insights drawn from experience that would be useful for people with little to no experience in podcasting.
Post-Production
Postponed to Monday, December 13 from 2PM to 4PM (Eastern)
Register at: https://bit.ly/3mFTKxP
In this workshop, Hayley Bowman will walk us through the final stages of producing a podcast. What does it take for a podcast episode to be ready? Hayley will discuss how to edit a sound file and other common issues that arise in the post-production stages of podcasting.
About Hayley Bowman:
Bowman is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of Michigan. She studies the early modern Spanish world and is broadly interested in the history of women and gender, religious communities, and place and space studies. Bowman has also served as the host and season producer of U-M’s podcast Reverb Effect, which explores how past voices resonate in the present moment.
The Richard Rawlinson Center, a research center focused on the history and culture of early medieval England and manuscript research, at Western Michigan University seeks applications for a graduate representative to its International Advisory Board to serve a two-year term beginning in May 2022. The graduate representative is expected to attend the annual meetings and provide input, in return receiving gratis registration for the International Congress on Medieval Studies during the years serving as board member (i.e., 2022 and 2023). Ph.D. students who have been enrolled in their program(me)s for at least one year by the date of taking up the appointment are eligible. An application includes a current curriculum vitae and a brief (one page, single spaced) statement of interest (deadline: Feb. 1, 2022). wmich.edu/medieval/research/early-england
Jacob Hirsch Fellowship
Deadline: January 15, 2022
Field of Study: Archaeology
Eligibility: U.S. or Israeli citizens who are either Ph.D. candidates writing their dissertations in archaeology, or early-career scholars (Ph.D. earned within the last five years) completing a project that requires a lengthy residence in Greece.
Terms: Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board in Loring Hall, and waiver of School fees. A final report is due at the end of the award period, and the ASCSA expects that copies of all publications that result from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA be contributed to the relevant library of the School.
Duration: Commensurate with the School’s academic year, from early September to June 1.
Application: Submit online application form for “Associate Membership with Fellowship”, curriculum vitae, and a detailed description of the project to be pursued in Greece (250-word abstract and a statement up to three pages, single spaced). Arrange for three letters of recommendation. Student applicants are required to submit scans of official academic transcripts as part of the online application.
Announcing Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships and Grants in the Humanities
2022-2023
Apply by November 1
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection is an institute in Washington, D.C., administered by the Trustees for Harvard University. It supports research and learning internationally in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies.
Fellowships are awarded to Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian scholars on the basis of demonstrated scholarly ability and preparation of the candidate, including interest and value of the study or project, and the project’s relevance to the resources of Dumbarton Oaks.
Applications and instructions are available online.
Fellowships are awarded to scholars who hold a PhD or appropriate final degree at the time of application, or who have established themselves in their field, and wish to pursue their own research. Application deadline: November 1
Junior Fellowships are awarded to degree candidates who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a PhD or appropriate final degree, and plan to work on a dissertation or final project while at Dumbarton Oaks, under the direction of a faculty member from their own university.
Application deadline: November 1
Dumbarton Oaks is delighted to announce three new fellowship awards this year:
The Flora Clancy Summer Fellowship in Maya Studies for Latin American Researchers is available to scholars in the field of Maya studies on any level of advancement beyond the first year of graduate study (post-Licenciatura) who are academically based in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, or El Salvador. Application deadline: November 1
The I Tatti–Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship is available to early-career scholars whose work explores cross-cultural contacts in and beyond the late medieval and early modern Mediterranean. Application deadline: November 1
Summer Fellowships in Mellon Urban Humanities, “Landscapes of Civil and Human Rights” are available for scholars engaged in narratives and counternarratives of remembering, studying, and stewarding the legacy of civil rights histories and their place-narratives in the United States. Application deadline: November 1
Grants
Project Grants support scholarly projects by applicants holding a PhD or the equivalent. Support is generally for archaeological research, preservation of historic gardens, and the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost.
Application deadline: November 1
The Macalester College Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in Medieval Studies; secondary fields of interest are open. The successful candidate will join an internationally recognized and collegial faculty in an innovative department with interconnected literature and creative writing programs; will teach undergraduates at all levels from introductory courses to senior honors projects; will receive robust support for their research agenda; and will have ample opportunities for new course development. Requirements: PhD plus a publication and teaching record commensurate with career stage. The position will begin in Fall 2022.
To apply, go to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18927 and electronically submit a letter of application, CV, and a diversity statement (no longer than 2 pages) that discusses past experiences and/or potential future contributions to inclusive excellence in the areas of research, teaching, service, and/or outreach. Macalester College is committed to student and faculty diversity, equity, and inclusion. Strong candidates will have a record of experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching diverse students. In the diversity statement, applicants should reflect upon their experience and vision regarding the teaching and mentorship of students from diverse backgrounds. For any questions about the position, please contact Professor Peter Bognanni, Search Committee and Department Chair, at bognanni@macalester.edu or 651-696-6557. Applications received by November 5, 2021, will receive first consideration.
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester’s diverse student body comprises over 2000 undergraduates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 98 countries. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
