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Jobs For Medievalists

Call for the Position of Executive Editor Digital Philology: A Journal of Medieval Cultures is seeking applications for the position of executive editor. The executive editor will review submissions, select outside readers, o;er editorial feedback to authors, solicit special issues, … Continue reading

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Inscribing Sacred Matter: Reading and Writing Inscriptions on Byzantine Relics

Inscribing Sacred Matter: Reading and Writing Inscriptions on Byzantine Relics Brad Hostetler, Kenyon College Thursday, December 5, 2024 | 12:00 PM (EST, UTC -5) | Zoom Byzantium was replete with inscriptions. Buildings, wall paintings, mosaics, and portable objects alike were … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – The Memory of the Crusades and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in texts, images, and liturgies.

The Twelfth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies will take place from June 9-11, 2025, at Saint Louis University, in St. Louis, MO. The Crusade Studies Forum at SLU invites proposals for scholarly papers related to the memory of … Continue reading

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MAA News – Good News From Our Members

William C. Jordan has received an American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction. .Zrinka Stahuljak’s 2024 CARA Plenary lecture, delivered at the MAA Annual Meeting, has been published in Medieval and Renaissance Studies as “How Early before It Is Too … Continue reading

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MAA News – Matching Challenge

WE DID IT! Thanks to you, we have exceeded our two-year goal of raising $150,000 to trigger the Match, and we did it in only 18 months! In fact, since the beginning of the Campaign in 2023, we have raised … Continue reading

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MAA News – Upcoming Webinar

Teaching the Middle Ages: Challenges and Opportunities November 19th, 2024 2pm (EDT) How can we make studying the Middle Ages both relevant and enjoyable? This webinar will explore the joys and challenges of bringing medieval studies into the contemporary classroom. … Continue reading

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MAA News – Call for Committee Volunteers

Self-Nominate for MAA Committee Service: Nomination forms due Dec. 1 Volunteer committee service is critically important to our mission, and we welcome your expertise and efforts. Even if you have already checked the relevant box on your MAA Member Profile … Continue reading

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MAA News – Call for CARA Committee Nominations

The Medieval Academy of America’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) invites nominations to fill three upcoming vacancies on its Executive Committee. With a special focus upon teaching at all levels, CARA strives to assist institutions and individual medievalists in meeting the challenges that face … Continue reading

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MAA News – Call for CARA Prize Nominations

Robert L. Kindrick–CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies: The Medieval Academy of America’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) invites nominations for its annual service prize. The Robert L. Kindrick–CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies … Continue reading

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MAA News – Centennial Speaker Series

In the calendar year of 2025, the Fellows’ Executive Committee and the leadership of CARA will sponsor a Medieval Academy Centennial Speaker Series, in which certain volunteers among the Fellows will be available to give subsidized and/or free talks and lectures at various venues around … Continue reading

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