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Julius Lecture in Byzantine Art – Heaven on Earth: Justinian’s Hagia Sophia

October 12, 2020 5:00 PM Zoom Webinar Register Here This talk addresses the transformation of the basilica as an architectural form and its subsequent impact on architecture in the eastern Mediterranean. Justinian’s Hagia Sophia represents a critical moment in architectural … Continue reading

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CFA: Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography

Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) invites applications for its 2021–23 cohort of junior fellows. The deadline is Monday, 2 November 2020. Continuing the work of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Critical … Continue reading

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The Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL) Fellowship

Supported by a Generous Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities https://classicalstudies.org/awards-and-fellowships/thesaurus-linguae-latinae-tll-fellowship The Society for Classical Studies invites applications for a one-year Fellowship, tenable from July 2021 through June 2022, will allow an American scholar to conduct lexicographical research at … Continue reading

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Hoccleve at Home

The International Hoccleve Society has inaugurated a series of informal online seminars – called “Hoccleve at Home” – in order to provide an interim venue for presenting works in progress on Hoccleve, during the pandemic. We’ve already enjoyed excellent presentations … Continue reading

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Latest Issue of Speculum is Now Available online

The latest issue of Speculum is now available on the University of Chicago Press Journals website. To access your members-only journal subscription, log in to the MAA website using your username and password associated with your membership (contact us at info@themedievalacademy.org … Continue reading

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ASCSA NEH Fellowships: Call for Applications

ASCSA National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Deadline: October 31, 2020 Founded in 1881, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) is a premier resource in Greece for American scholars in the fields of Greek language, literature, history, archaeology, philosophy, and art, from pre-Hellenic times … Continue reading

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2021 Franklin Research Grants

The American Philosophical Society’s Franklin Research Grants support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality. The Society is … Continue reading

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Free Online Lecture on Medieval Gender

The Julius Fund Lecture in Medieval Art Recognizing Wilgefortis 2:00 PM EST September 18, 2020 Professor Robert Mills, University College London Taking as the point of departure a painting by Hieronymus Bosch, the talk will explore images of St. Wilgefortis, … Continue reading

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Mary Jaharis Center Lecture, October 1, 2020

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, is pleased to announce that “Byzantine Pieces of an Umayyad Puzzle: A Basalt Platform in the Azraq Oasis” has been rescheduled. In this … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

Two 4-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are available as part of the European Research Council-funded Project ‘BENEDICAMUS: Musical and Poetic Creativity for A Unique Moment in the Western Christian Liturgy, c.1000-1500’, led by Catherine A. Bradley at the University of Oslo. https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/191194/two-post-doctoral-research-fellowships Deadline October 1st 2020

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