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MAA News – Upcoming Deadlines

Deadline: 31 December 2020: Inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant. This research grant of up to $3,000 will be awarded annually to a scholar who seeks to pursue innovative research that will broaden the scope of medieval studies. Applications for the … Continue reading

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MAA News – Renew Your MAA Membership for 2021

Dear fellow medievalists, In times of crisis we must all work together, and this is especially true in a time of multiple crises. This is why we are asking you to renew your membership in the Medieval Academy of America … Continue reading

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MAA News – Apply to Join the MAA’s Graduate Student Committee

The Medieval Academy of America is currently accepting self-nominations for vacancies opening up on the Graduate Student Committee (GSC) for the 2020-2022 term. The GSC comprises six members appointed for a two-year term on a rotating basis. There are three … Continue reading

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MAA News – Holiday Office Closure

The Medieval Academy office will be closed from Thursday, December 24 – Monday, January 4. We wish you a restful and joyous holiday season and look forward to working with you in 2021.

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Giving Tuesday: Medieval Academy of America Annual Fund

Medieval Academy of America 2020 Annual Fund Dear colleagues, We have all faced difficult challenges in 2020. Many of us are dealing with health issues, financial precarity, a shallow job market, or loss of travel and research funds. The move … Continue reading

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Continuing Blog Post Series: Medievalists Beyond the Tenure Track – First and Foremost, a Medieval Manuscripts Cataloguer

Laura Light is the Director and Senior Specialist of Text Manuscripts at Les Enluminures, a gallery that specializes in selling medieval manuscripts and art from the Middle Ages. Laura is based in Boston. First and Foremost, a Medieval Manuscripts Cataloguer I attended … Continue reading

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Continuing Blog Post Series: Medievalists Beyond the Tenure Track – A Medievalist in the Stacks

Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman is the Curator of Western European Collections & Special Collections at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, a position he has held since 2004. He was awarded a MA and PhD from the University of Chicago, … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Cultures of Travel: Tourism, Pilgrimage, Migration

The Fifteenth International Conference of the Taiwan Association of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies (TACMRS) 22–23 October 2021 National Taiwan Normal University Taipei (Taiwan) Call for Papers Cultures of Travel: Tourism, Pilgrimage, Migration Traveling has become a natural part of … Continue reading

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ASCSA Program for Study in Greece

ASCSA PROGRAM FOR STUDY IN GREECE The American School of Classical Studies at Athens offers incomparable opportunities and programs for graduate students enrolled in US and Canadian institutions to research, travel, and excavate in Greece. Facilities include three major libraries, a scientific … Continue reading

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Online Dante’s Inferno Course Offered to the Public

You are invited to embark in an extraordinary journey.  This virtual course focuses on one of the most important Italian masterpieces of all time: Dante’s Divine Comedy. By reading the original medieval text (alongside with modern Italian and English translations), … Continue reading

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