Within Wall: Experience of Enclosure in Christian Spiritualities, an edited collection that features members from our community and would be of interest to others has an upcoming hybrid launch on February 27 at 5 PM (Polish time, which should be 9 AM PST, assuming my timezone math won't embarrass me on the date!). Please email wrbrepols@gmail.com to register! Also, if you want a copy, use the following discount & free shipping code: WR2026 until March 27th at www.brepols.net 

St Joseph's College at the University of Alberta

Friday 13 March 2026 at 4:00 PM (Mountain Time) in person in the Board Room or on Zoom

Annual Philosophy Roundtable: "What is the Philosophical Legacy of Thomas Aquinas? The 800th Anniversary of Aquinas' Birth"

Jack Zupko, Amy Schmitter, Francis Fast, Celia Hatherly

To Register for Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mDuMoYtsTPWOdrp7L0o19Q  

The Mediterranean Seminar offers synchronous online summer skills seminars in archival, linguistic, and cultural competency in medieval and early modern Mediterranean cultures.  Applications are due April 26 2026.  Visit: The Mediterranean Seminar

Du 23 au 28 août 2026 se tiendra à l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) la troisième école d'été internationale francophone,  Manuscrits médiévaux et premiers livres imprimés: matériaux, contenu, valorisation, fruit d'un partenariat entre l’Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des Textes (l’IRHT–CNRS Paris), le Département d’Histoire et le Service de bibliothèques de l’UQAM, enfin la Société des Études Médiévales du Québec [SEMQ], avec la collaboration de la Bibliothèque Osler de McGill et le soutien financier de la Walter de Gruyter Stiftung. Cette école d’été s’adresse notamment aux étudiant.e.s aux cycles supérieurs et aux jeunes chercheur.e.s en histoire, littérature, philosophie ou histoire de l’art, ainsi qu’à toute personne dont les travaux requièrent une approche directe des manuscrits médiévaux et des premiers imprimés. Les personnes intéressées sont chaleureusement invitées à déposer leur candidature. 

Procédure de candidature:  

• Les places étant limitées, il est demandé de joindre à sa demande une lettre de motivation (2 pages maximum) ainsi qu’un court CV académique, précisant votre/vos sujet(s) de recherche ou d’intérêt. 

• Demande d’inscription avant le 30 avril 2026 : inscriptionmss@gmail.com 

• Frais de participation : 125 $ au maximum; possiblement 0 $ si du financement supplémentaire pour l’événement se confirme. 

• Site web : https://mss-irht.uqam.ca/  

Pour plus d'informations, veuillez consulter le site web mentionné ci-dessus.

DISPUTATIO McGILLENSIS

21 février 2026 · Université McGill · Thomson House · 3650 McTavish

Plus de détails: DISPUTATIO MCGILLENSIS.pdf

Research Degree Opportunity

A fully funded joint PhD project, Research-Creation in the early Middle Ages: the example of Hibernicus Exul, primarily based at the University of Melbourne with a minimum 12-month stay at the University of Toronto, is accepting applications.

Applications will close once a suitable candidate is identified, and interested students are encouraged to submit as early as possible.

Degrees Available for this project

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Available Scholarships

The successful applicant will receive a scholarship package which includes a tuition fee waiver, living allowance, health insurance, and relocation support.

Project Details

The pivotal role played by Irish scholars in preserving and transmitting ancient learning during the early Middle Ages is well known even beyond the academy, thanks to popularising works such as ‘How the Irish Saved Civilization’. Yet, a great deal of work remains to be done on individual Irish figures working in continental Europe during the eighth to tenth centuries in order to establish the Irish contribution more rigorously. The shadowy figure known as ‘Hibernicus Exul’ (‘the Irish exile’) provides an ideal test-case for this work: the author of thirty-eight Latin poems, on scholarly, political, and comic topics, his works appear in a single manuscript, Vatican Reg. Lat. 2078. This is an important and influential poetic anthology from the heart of the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of intense cultural and intellectual activity in eighth- and ninth-century Europe during which the literature and learning of the ancient Graeco-Roman world was rediscovered. Concerted efforts were made to standardise and widen access to educational systems, with significant consequences for the intellectual history of Western Europe. 

The recruited PhD student will write the first monograph-length study of ‘Hibernicus Exul’, setting his work in the context of the manuscript, addressing the controversial question of his possible identification with the better- known Carolingian scholar Dúngal, and demonstrate how the poet exemplifies the nature of medieval Irish literature, which simultaneously aims to educate and to entertain, and can in many ways be seen as a predecessor of today’s Research-Creation.

The successfully chosen student will work with Principal Supervisor, Sarah Corrigan, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne, and External Co-Supervisor, Cillian O’Hogan, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto.

Please note the additional requirements listed below when submitting your Expressions of Interest.

Additional requirements

• Statement of research interest [max. 1000 words]
  MA in a related field, or equivalent, to be completed by the programme start date.
  Evidence of at least six semesters of Latin, or equivalent, with grades of B+ or higher, or equivalent

Anticipated project start date

August 31, 2027

Submit your expression of interest here.

Project details.

The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for a full-time position of Teaching Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator of Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MRST) beginning August 1, 2026. This is a career-track (NTT) position with teaching (75%) and service (25%) responsibilities. The teaching load is 2 sections of one course per semester (12 hours per week). The service component corresponds to MRST programmatic needs, such as advising, mentoring, outreach, and curriculum development. Interest in teaching a methods course for MRST majors and/or leading a summer study abroad program (for additional pay) is considered a plus.

Appointment to this position will be for an initial two-year term and is renewable contingent upon evidence of excellence in teaching and service duties. The position has promotional potential and comes with full benefits and additional funds available to assist with research, travel, and professional development.

The Marco Institute is an internationally-acclaimed center for the study of the history and culture of the premodern world (c.300-1700). With our rich programming schedule of lectures, workshops, and symposia; multiple fellowship opportunities for faculty and graduate students; undergraduate major and minor and graduate certificate; and annual premodern language training program, we pursue the research and teaching of the early periods at the highest levels. Our award-winning faculty represents a wide range of disciplines and periods – drawing from over a dozen departments and programs spanning from late antiquity to the early modern period and from Europe and the Mediterranean to East Asia and the Americas – and we boast special strengths in late antique history and religion and in medieval and early modern literature. Our interdisciplinary approach and collaborative enterprises contribute to the intellectual life of the UT campus, the Knoxville community, and beyond.

Qualifications

PhD in Medieval Studies or any field related to premodern studies (i.e., History, Literature, Languages, Religious Studies, Musicology, Art History, etc.) is required by the time of appointment. Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellence in teaching at the college level, familiarity with current student-oriented pedagogy, including in a large classroom, and with the use of technology to enhance learning. The program seeks candidates with expertise in teaching an expansive global, interdisciplinary perspective in premodern studies. The Candidate must also demonstrate potential for successful academic programmatic development and mentoring as well as scholarly expertise.

Application Instructions

Review of applications will begin on February 16, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Tennessee is seeking candidates with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to achieving the mission of the Marco Institute and the University.

Please submit to Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/180018) your complete dossier including the following:

• Letter of Application

• CV

• Names and contact information for three references

• Two-page maximum Statement of Teaching Philosophy (must address teaching pre-modern studies from a global and interdisciplinary perspective and teaching large classes)

Finalists will be asked, in addition, to share a sample syllabus in preparation for the Zoom interview.

For inquiries, please contact the chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Anne-Hélène Miller (ahm@utk.edu).

CALL FOR PAPERS The 102nd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEDIEVAL ACADEMY OF AMERICA  Centre for Medieval Studies University of Toronto 15-17 April 2027 The 102nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of the University of Toronto. The meeting is hosted by The Centre for Medieval Studies, in partnership with the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies and the Canadian Society of Medievalists.

https://www.medievalacademy.org/page/MAA2027

APPEL DE COMMUNICATIONS POUR LE COLLOQUE JMF.pdf

Archéologie – Archivistique – Ethnologie et patrimoine – Histoire – Histoire de l’art et de l’architecture – Muséologie 

9 au 10 avril 2026 

Université Laval 

Appel à communications - XXVIe colloque Artefact.pdf