Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

As always, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, taking place online from May 9 – 14. 1) The 2022 Medieval Academy Plenary Lecture will be delivered by Geraldine Heng … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy congratulates two members who have each been awarded a Dan David Prize: Verena Krebs, a cultural historian focused on medieval Ethiopia and European-African relations in Western Christendom; and Kristina Richardson, a historian of the medieval Islamic world, … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America is delighted to announce the establishment of an annual book prize to honor Jerome E. Singerman, Senior Humanities Editor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania Press, and his lifelong commitment to building and sustaining our … Continue reading →

Dear MAA Members, As I write, in early February, medievalists from across North America and from abroad are registering for the upcoming Annual Meeting hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (March 10-13, 2022), and I encourage as many … Continue reading →

General registration is now open for virtual attendance at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, to be held March 10-13 on the grounds of the University of Virginia and online. Due to the overwhelming response by … Continue reading →

98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America The Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC 23-26 February, 2023 The 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place at the Grand Hyatt Washington in downtown Washington, DC. The … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America congratulates the winners of the 2022 Medieval Academy of America Publication Prizes: Haskins Medal: Marina Rustow, The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020) Karen Gould Prize … Continue reading →

As part of the GSC’s ongoing efforts to think creatively about increasing accessibility of the wider public to the knowledge that we, as scholars of the Middle Ages, are producing, five special 2022 Community-Building Awards have been granted in support … Continue reading →

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

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 more information. The Medieval Academy Inclusivity and … Continue reading →