Category Archives: Announcements

The Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Program of the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry (IRCI) welcomes applications from highly motivated students to study toward a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). We seek applicants who … Continue reading →

The Great Wonder: Violet Oakley and the Gothic Revival at Vassar Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Feb. 27-June 13, 2021 https://fllac.vassar.edu/exhibitions/2021/the-great-wonder.html Violet Oakley (1874–1961) was a pathbreaking American artist and social activist during the first half … Continue reading →

The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection. There are two sections: Articles and Research Notes. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship. Research Notes typically present a concise, neatly bounded aspect of ongoing investigation, such as a … Continue reading →

Openings are still available for the third instance of “Medieval Africa and Africans,” an online curricular-development course targeted at K-12 educators (but open to all), developed by the Medieval Academy of America in collaboration with the National Humanities Center. This … Continue reading →

The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies is pleased to announce the next installment of the SIMS Virtual Lecture Series: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations: Symbolizing the Elements That Create Manuscripts and Their Structural History with VisColl 2.0 Presented by Alberto … Continue reading →

MAA Book Subventions: Apply by May 1 The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides grants of up to $2,500 to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. Click here for … Continue reading →

The following classes are still accepting applications on a rolling basis: –C-75c: Introduction to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, taught by Cheryl Beredo, Joy Bivins, Michelle Commander, Tammi Lawson, Shola Lynch, and Michael Mery (6 hours) –C-85a: … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, Our research takes us mostly into the past​, but it should also allow us to see our present reality in a clearer light. We acknowledge with great sadness that hatred of – and discrimination against – others, systemic … Continue reading →