Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

The National Endowment for the Humanities has recently awarded a research grant to Sarah Davis-Secord (University of New Mexico) to support her project, “Encounter and Identity: Christians and Muslims in Early Medieval Italy.” Congratulations! If you have good news to … Continue reading →

We at Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies are ringing in the new year with a new practice: an occasional editor’s column in the Medieval Academy of America newsletter designed to share with members announcements of the new scholarship we are … Continue reading →

Happy New Year, dear Academy Members, It’s already time to make your plans for this year’s Annual Meeting, which not only takes place in our nation’s capital, Washington DC, but also offers members special access to some of the city’s … Continue reading →

Join us in Washington DC for the 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America. Discounted registration ends on 1 February, so register now! The Members of the MAA 2023 Organizing Committee, including independent scholars and medievalists from over … Continue reading →

To the members of the Medieval Academy of America: I am very pleased to announce the results of the 2023 governance election: President: Robin Fleming (Boston College, History) 1st Vice-President: Sara Lipton (Stony Brook Univ., History) 2nd Vice-President: Peggy McCracken (Univ. of … Continue reading →

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 Medieval Academy of America invites proposals for sessions at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Historical Association in San Francisco, January 4-7, 2024. Each year the Medieval Academy co-sponsors sessions at the AHA’s annual meeting. This year, we aim … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that the 2023-2024 Schallek Fellowship has been awarded to Amy Juarez (Univ. of California, Riverside) to support her dissertation research. In her words: “My dissertation, entitled ‘The Poetics of Embodied Architecture in Medieval and Early … Continue reading →

Dear Academy Members, I’ve had a glimpse of the future, and despite all the disheartening conditions and prospects in academic life, it is intellectually BRIGHT! Graduate student participation in this year’s Annual Meeting is very impressive. Over forty percent (42.2%) of … Continue reading →

Join us in Washington, DC from Feb. 23-26 for the 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America. The programme and hotel information are now available on the conference website, and the registration portal will open in early January. … Continue reading →