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IAS Medieval Studies and Near Eastern Studies Joint Lecture

IAS Medieval Studies and Near Eastern Studies Joint Lecture  February 19, 2021, 12:00-1:30 pm EST The Turn to the Medieval in Ethiopian Studies – The Turn to Ethiopia in Medieval Studies I Panelists: Andrea Achi (Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters at … Continue reading

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Mary Jaharis Center Lecture: Ritual and Politics in Early Rus

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, is pleased to announce its next lecture: “Ritual and Politics in Early Rus.” Dr. Alexandra Vukovich, University of Oxford, will discuss the ceremonies … Continue reading

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Law and Culture in Medieval England

The detailed schedule for the NEH Summer Institute on Law and Culture in Medieval England (https://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/funded-educational-opportunity-for-medievalists/) is now available on the website of the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University. The application deadline is March 1. Click here for more … Continue reading

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Upcoming Webinar on the Transcription of Medieval Latin

Machine-Reading Medieval Latin Texts: the Launch of the UCL/Toronto Transkribus model. 13.00–15.00 EST/ 18.00–20.00 GMT on Wednesday 3 March 2021 Teams from the Bentham Project, University College London, and the DEEDS (Documents of Early England Data Set) project, University of … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

https://www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/postings/ad21-06.shtml Position Title / Rank: Assistant Professor in Scottish History College: College of Arts Department: History Date Posted: February 2, 2021 Deadline: March 2, 2021 or until a suitable candidate is found Please reference AD #21-06 Position Description: The Department … Continue reading

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Aegean Exchange Program: W.D.E. Coulson & Toni M. Cross for Greek Ph.D. level graduate students and senior scholars

W.D.E. COULSON & TONI M. CROSS AEGEAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM Deadline: March 15, 2020 W.D.E. Coulson and Toni M. Cross Aegean Exchange Program for Greek Ph.D. level graduate students and senior scholars in any field of the humanities and social sciences … Continue reading

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Jobs for Medievalists

POSITION OPENING: DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROJECT ASSISTANT The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is seeking a Digital Humanities Project Assistant to work closely with senior staff in Athens to prepare the public release of a program that was originally developed at … Continue reading

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SIHS Article Prize for Medieval and Early Modern Italian History

https://www.italianhistoricalstudies.org/events-awards/sihs-article-prize-for-medieval-and-early-modern-italian-history/ The SIHS Article Prize for Medieval and Early Modern Italian History will be awarded to the best English-language, peer-reviewed journal article made public (either in published form or on a “FirstView platform”) in the calendar year 2020 on Italian … Continue reading

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Continuing Blog Post Series: Medievalists Beyond the Tenure Track

Samantha Sabalis earned a PhD in English literature from Fordham University in 2017. She joined the Council of Independent Colleges in 2018 as a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow and was hired to stay on as development officer in 2020. From (Sir) … Continue reading

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MAA News – From the President

Dear colleagues, Just over a year ago we heard the first news of a new virus, Covid-19, having been detected in the United States. Since then, our lives have changed radically. Terrible loss of life, terrible suffering both physical and … Continue reading

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