Category Archives: Announcements

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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Call for Applications: “Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll”

Call for Applications: “Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll”. – Yale University This graduate training workshop will cover topics in: Paleography and Cataloging of Medieval Manuscript Rolls, Manuscript Transcription and Scholarly Editing, Introduction to the Digital Edition: Challenges and Best Practices, Collaborative Editing, XML, … Continue reading

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Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology Course

Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology Course Deadline: March 15, 2020 An intensive week-long course in Archaeological Micromorphology is offered by the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science. Dr. Panagiotis (Takis) Karkanas, Director of the Wiener Laboratory, and Dr. Paul … Continue reading

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Call for Applications – Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll

Call for Applications Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll April 3rd and 4th, 2020 Yale University This graduate training workshop will cover topics in:                         · Paleography and Cataloging of Medieval Manuscript Rolls                         · Manuscript Transcription … Continue reading

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Understanding the Medieval Book X with Erik Kwakkel

The University of South Carolina will hold its tenth annual seminar “Understanding the Medieval Book” on Monday and Tuesday, 6-7 April 2020. The specialist will be Dr. Erik Kwakkel, former Scaliger Chair at Leiden University in the Netherlands and now Professor of Book … Continue reading

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Statement in Opposition of the Targeting of Cultural Heritage Sites

The Medieval Academy of America joins our sister learned societies in opposing President Trump’s threat against cultural heritage sites in Iran. Please read the statement below and contact your congressional delegation using the form at the bottom of the page. … Continue reading

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International Field School on Site Formation, Stratigraphy, and Geoarchaeology in the Athenian Agora

International Field School on Site Formation, Stratigraphy, and Geoarchaeology in the Athenian Agora Deadline: Feburary 15, 2020 The Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science (ASCSA) in collaboration with the ASCSA Excavations at the Athenian Agora offers a full week-long Field School … Continue reading

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Call for Applications: Mary Jaharis Center Grants 2020–2021

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture is pleased to announce its 2020–2021 grant competition, including a new grant for archaeological projects. Our grants reflect the Mary Jaharis Center’s commitment to fostering the field of Byzantine studies through … Continue reading

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New Mentorship Program

Thanks to the generous support of Wallace Johnson and the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, I am delighted to announce a new program designed to provide support and mentorship to early career scholars working towards the publication of their … Continue reading

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€10 Million ERC Synergy Grant Awarded for Study of Medieval Populations

From ias.edu: The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and its international partners have received a €10 million Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to fund a multidisciplinary study of more than 100 medieval cemeteries located across central and … Continue reading

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