We invite you to an information session on Wed, Oct 21 at 2-3 pm, for a new three-year initiative supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, “Transformative Learning in the Humanities.” Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost José Luis Cruz (PI of the historic $10 million grant to CUNY, of which this is a part) […]
Due Nov 30 | CFP: 20th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies Virtual at UW–Madison
The 20th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies will be held virtually March 18–20th, 2020 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The conference will take place over Zoom and will include Vagantes SWAG boxes, virtual workshops, professional development, and interactive activities. Abstracts are due Monday, November 30th, 2020. Please either apply yourself or pass this along to student/colleagues […]
Due 11/6 | CfP for Graduate Students: Princeton Medieval Studies Graduate Conference
Princeton Medieval Studies Graduate Conference March 6, 2020 “Reclaiming Losses: Recovery, Reconquest, and Restoration in the Middle Ages” Loss can be accepted or contested. This conference will consider how perceptions of legacy and entitlement stirred ambitions to reassert lost claims from Late Antiquity through the Late Middle Ages. From the last great war of antiquity […]
Due Nov 30 | CfP – Questioning the Crime of Witchcraft, Definitions, Receptions and Realities (14th-16th Centuries)
In the last decades, the multiplications of works in the field of Witchcraft Studies made it possible to profoundly renew the approaches and the study designs of the repression of witchcraft in the late Middle Ages and in the beginning of the Early Modern Era. Consequently, research has substantially specified the methods and configurations (ideological, […]
Yale Lectures in Medieval Studies Fall 2020 Series
The Yale Lectures in Medieval Studies committee is pleased to announce its fall 2020 series! We are excited to host the following guest speaker: Thursday, December 10th: Jack Tannous, Princeton University Please note that all lectures will be held virtually, with relevant Zoom links circulated via email, Facebook [facebook.com], and our official Yale webpage [medieval.yale.edu]. Further details are […]
Due 11/6 | Early Research Initiative (ERI) Catalyst Grants
Early Research Initiative (ERI) Catalyst Grants Deadline for Applications: 6 November 2020 by 3:00 PM In response to the unprecedented disruptions to academic work that have been one byproduct of the current global pandemic, The Provost’s Office is pleased to announce the Catalyst Grant program to provide short term support for doctoral student research […]
WW Foundation Dissertation Fellowships–Ph.D. candidates in Humanities and Social Sciences
The Woodrow Wilson (WW) Foundation is offering the following Dissertation Fellowships. The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships Designed to encourage original and significant study of religious and ethical values in fields across the humanities and social sciences, the 2021 Newcombe Fellowships are available to Ph.D. and Th.D. candidates who expect to complete their dissertation […]
Due Sep 18 | CFP MLA International Symposium Glasgow 2021, “Homing and Hosting: Transnational Belonging across Italian Cultures”
CALL FOR PAPERS MLA International Symposium, “Being Hospitable: Languages and Cultures Across Borders” June 17–19, 2021, Glasgow, Scotland Panel: “Homing and Hosting: Transnational Belonging across Italian Cultures” Organizers: Kate Driscoll (Freie Universität Berlin) and Elisa Russian (University of California, Berkeley) Often conceived as a private, intimate space, the “home” is also host to a variety […]
Upcoming Medieval Academy Webinars: Freelancing 101
Session 1: Para-academic Work, September 8, 1-2:30 EDT Session 2: Working Beyond Academia, September 22, 1-2:30 EDT Jointly sponsored by CARA [r20.rs6.net](the Committee for Centers and Regional Associations) and the Committee for Professional Development [r20.rs6.net] Although many medievalists are occupied with the challenges of the classroom this fall, others have not returned to teaching this […]
Due by Sep 1 | CFP – The Total Library: Aspirations for Complete Knowledge in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Call for Papers The Total Library: Aspirations for Complete Knowledge in the Middle Ages and Renaissance The 27th Biennial Conference of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program of Barnard College Barnard College, New York City December 5, 2020 ONLINE CONFERENCE Plenary Speakers: Ann Blair (Harvard University) Elias Muhanna (Brown University) According to Borges, “The fancy or the imagination or the utopia […]
