Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Join us on Wednesday, April 12, 3:00 to 4:30 pm for Medieval Crip Theory: New Approaches and Provocations, sponsored by the MAA’s Inclusivity and Diversity Committee. This Webinar will explore and present new research on disability studies and the Middle … Continue reading →

Speculations The Centennial Issue of Speculum January 2026 The centenary of a scholarly journal offers the opportunity to recognize, reflect on, and reimagine scholarly methods and objects, including canonicity and the discursive possibilities of scholarship; the boundaries, borders and spaces … Continue reading →

Amy Neff’s book, A Soul’s Journey: Franciscan Art, Theology, and Devotion has been awarded the 2022 AFCEMS Book Prize for the best book on medieval art. AFCEMS is the Association of Friends of the Center for Early Medieval Studies, Brno. Congratulations! … Continue reading →

Dear Academy Members, As we approach the Annual Meeting later this month, I would like to highlight two features of the 2023 meeting that merit replication in future MAA conferences. The first is its inclusion of medievalists reflecting the career diversity … Continue reading →

Although early-bird discounted registration for the Annual Meeting has ended, online registration is available until February 15. In-person registration will be available for an additional $25 on top of the $50 late-registration fee. No refunds will be issued after February … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 CARA Prizes: The 2023 CARA Teaching Prize has been awarded to Alexandra Bolintineanu (University of Toronto) and to Elina Gertsman (Case Western Reserve University). The 2023 CARA/Kindrick Prize for … Continue reading →

The 2023 MAA inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant has been awarded to Lawrence Chamunorwa (Princeton University) to support his project, “Medievalizing Africa: Great Zimbabwe and the Poetics of Race and Nature.” In his words: As a burgeoning scholar of medieval … Continue reading →

The 2023 Inclusivity & Diversity Travel Grant has been awarded to Martina Franzini (Johns Hopkins University) to support travel to the Annual Meeting to present her paper, “The Adverse Consequences of Interreligious Relationships in Boccaccio’s Decameron.”

The Medieval Academy of America invites applications for the following grants. Please note that applicants must be members in good standing as of September 15 in order to be eligible for Medieval Academy awards. Belle Da Costa Greene Award The … Continue reading →

The American Historical Association has recently launched the Long Overdue project as part of the Racist Histories and the AHA initiative. Long Overdue aims to publish obituaries for historians of color whose passing the AHA did not mark. You can … Continue reading →