Daily Archives: June 20, 2014

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants: Hope Emily Allen Grant: Deborah Shulevitz (Columbia Univ.), “Heresy, Usury and Society in France and Italy, 1178-1311” John Boswell Grant: Geoff Martin (Univ. of Tennessee – … Continue reading →

The Graduate Student Committee of the Medieval Academy of America invites those attending the International Medieval Congress at Leeds (7-10 July 2014, University of Leeds, England) to participate in the MAA Graduate Student Mentorship Program. The program facilitates networking between … Continue reading →

Please join us in Leeds for the Annual Medieval Academy Lecture on Tuesday, 8 July, at 7 PM. Rita Copeland (University of Pennsylvania) will be speaking on “Emotional Knowledge: Figurative Language in Medieval Rhetoric” (Michael Sadler Building: Rupert Beckett Theatre). … Continue reading →

The 2014 Congress in Kalamazoo was a great success for the Medieval Academy. Susan Einbinder’s plenary on Friday morning was very well-attended and offered a striking case study of interfaith (and interspecies) interaction. The two related sessions (“Violence and Vulnerability … Continue reading →

This month, Sarah Spence spoke with Medieval Academy News about her vision for Speculum. ******************************** Just to be sure the word is out, let me run the risk of repeating it: the backlog at Speculum is gone–only a manageable number … Continue reading →