Category Archives: Announcements

MAA to Host Community Discussion on Cuts to Federal Funding

MAA to Host Community Discussion on Cuts to Federal Funding Tuesday May 6th, 1 pm EDT Many of us have been shocked and appalled by the recent termination of research funding and humanities programming through the IMLS, NEH, NSF, NIH … Continue reading

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Transmitting and Preserving Languages in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean

Transmitting and Preserving Languages in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean Date: 5th June 2025 Venue: Balliol College, Gillis Lecture Theatre and Massey Room (Oxford OX1 3BJ) & online Convenors: Daniel Gallaher and Ugo Mondini (University of Oxford) The workshop … Continue reading

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies

To encourage the integration of Byzantine studies within the scholarly community and medieval studies in particular, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 61st International Congress on … Continue reading

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 8th Forum Medieval Art

To encourage the integration of Byzantine studies within the scholarly community and medieval studies in particular, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 8th Forum Medieval Art/Forum … Continue reading

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Opportunity for Graduate Students and ECRs: An Introduction to Network Analysis for Byzantinists

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Byzantine Studies Association of North America are pleased to offer a week-long introduction to network analysis workshop for graduate students and early career researchers in collaboration with Professor Alexander … Continue reading

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Online Lecture: The Malleability of Memory in Memorializing the Saints

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University are pleased to announce the final lecture in the 2024–2025 East of Byzantium lecture series. The Malleability of Memory in Memorializing … Continue reading

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Online Lecture: “This Holy One is Mother, Father, and Sister to Me”: Gender and Beyond in Byzantine Hagiography

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture is pleased to announce the final lecture in our 2024–2025 lecture series. “This Holy One is Mother, Father, and Sister to Me”: Gender and Beyond in Byzantine Hagiography Lucy Parker, University … Continue reading

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URGENT: Take Action to Defend the NEH

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America: As a service to our members, we will occasionally share with you calls to action from organizations with whom we are affiliated. The message below comes from the National Humanities Alliance, … Continue reading

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MAA sends Letter of Concern to the President of Columbia University

The Medieval Academy of America has sent a Letter of Concern to the Interim President and the Provost of Columbia University, signed by the current and immediate-past Presidents of the MAA. Copies were sent by email to several different departments … Continue reading

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 51st Annual Byzantine Studies Conference

As part of its ongoing commitment to Byzantine studies, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for Mary Jaharis Center sponsored sessions at the 51st Annual Byzantine Studies Conference to be held in Detroit, Michigan, October … Continue reading

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