I'm very sad to report the death on 3 September at the age of 63 of our colleague, Catherine Innes-Parker, Professor of medieval literature in the Department of Language and Literature at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown. Catherine completed both her BA and MA at McMaster University and her doctorate at Memorial University. Catherine published on theology, devotional literature, and anchoritism. Condolences can be left at her online obituary: https://dingwellfh.ca/memorial/catherine-innes-parker-0

(English follows):  2020 Prix Leonard Boyle thèse de doctorat 

Le Prix Leonard Boyle est décerné à une thèse de doctorat méritoire issue d’un domaine des études médiévales et rédigée par un chercheur canadien, ou un chercheur résidant au Canada. Les soumissions sont évaluées par le Comité du Prix et par un sous-comité de la Société canadienne des médiévistes. Le prix est remis au gagnant lors de la réunion annuelle de la Société. 

Le prix comprend une somme monétaire et un abonnement de trois ans à la Société canadienne des médiévistes. Les membres reçoivent ipso facto un exemplaire de la revue Florilegium et le bulletin Scrinium.

En général, la thèse doit être présentée dans l’année suivant la soutenance. Un exemplaire papier de la thèse, une version électronique, une lettre ou un rapport du superviseur et un rapport externe doivent être envoyés au président du comité avant le 15 janvier 2020.  

Adresser les demandes de renseignements et les demandes au président du comité de cette année:

Allison Fizzard

Associate Professor of History

Campion College at the University of Regina

3737 Wascana Parkway

Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2

Allison.Fizzard@uregina.ca

The 2020 Leonard Boyle Dissertation Prize

The competition for the 2020 Leonard Boyle Dissertation Prize for Medieval Studies is currently open. This prize will be awarded to an outstanding dissertation in any field of medieval studies. The dissertation must be written by a Canadian or by someone resident in Canada. Entries are adjudicated by the Dissertation Prize Committee, a subcommittee of the Canadian Society of Medievalists (CSM). The prize consists of a cash award as well as membership in the CSM for three years. Members automatically receive copies of the journal Florilegium and the CSM's newsletter Scrinium.

For the current competition, new PhD holders who defended their dissertations in 2019 are invited to submit their work. For consideration in the competition, an applicant should submit the following documents by 15 January 2020 to the Chair of the Committee: (a) one paper copy of the dissertation, (b) one electronic copy of the dissertation, (c) a letter or report from the supervisor, and (d) either (i) an external report or (ii) a letter from an additional member of the dissertation committee. Canadians who completed their dissertations at foreign institutions must also provide proof of citizenship, such as a photocopy or digital scan of their passport.

Please address inquiries and applications to this year's Chair of the Committee:

Allison Fizzard

Associate Professor of History

Campion College at the University of Regina

3737 Wascana Parkway

Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2

Allison.Fizzard@uregina.ca

Follow this link from 'Western News' for a story on James Grier's prizewinning book:  https://news.westernu.ca/2019/09/medieval-monks-music-echoes-in-award-winning-book/

2019 fall events at Toronto's Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies have been posted at: http://www.pims.ca/

Call for Nominations: Vice President, Advisory Board Members, Public Relations Officer

The Canadian Society of Medievalists welcomes nominations for the following officers, with terms beginning June 15 2020. A list of society officers can be found at: https://canadianmedievalists.org/About.

Please direct inquiries to the chair of the nomination committee, Marc B. Cels (marcc@athabascau.ca)

1 Vice President: a two-year term followed by a two-year term as president, and a 2-year term as past president

4 Advisory Board Members (two-year terms)

1 Public Relations Officer (two-year term)

Margaret Wade Labarge Book Prize / Prix Margaret Wade Labarge

Canadian Society of Medievalists/ Société Canadienne des Médiévistes

Call for submissions.

Any book in the field of medieval studies (including monographs, editions, translations, and other categories as determined by the Prize Committee), authored or co-authored, translated or co-translated, edited or co-edited, etc. (the test being at least 50% participation) by a Canadian or someone resident in Canada. Edited collections of essays are not eligible. (https://www.canadianmedievalists.org/Margaret-Wade-Labarge)

The deadline for the Labarge prize 2020 (books published in 2019) will be February 28, 2020.

3 copies of eligible books should be sent to the postal address / 3 exemplaires de livres admissibles doivent être envoyées à l'adresse de courrier:

Dr Shannon McSheffrey
Department of History, LB-1001
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Montreal, Quebec  CANADA  H3G 1M8

Shannon.McSheffrey@concordia.ca

Admissibilité

Tout livre dans le domaine des études médiévales (y compris les monographies , éditions , traductions , et d'autres catégories telles que déterminées par le Comité du Prix), l'auteur ou le co -auteur , traduits ou co- traduits , édités ou co- édités , etc. ( le test étant la participation d'au moins 50%) par un résident canadien ou une personne au Canada. Recueils édités d'essais ne sont pas admissibles. (https://www.canadianmedievalists.org/labarge/~fr)

La date d'échéance du Prix Labarge 2020 (livres publiés en 2019) est le 28 Février, 2020.

3 exemplaires de livres admissibles doivent être envoyées à l'adresse de courrier:

Dr Shannon McSheffrey
Department of History, LB-1001
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Montreal, Quebec  CANADA  H3G 1M8

Shannon.McSheffrey@concordia.ca

Does your institution offer a program in Medieval Studies of any sort—major, minor, degrees, certificates, post-docs, etc.? Please visit the website of the Canadian Society of Medievalists (https://canadianmedievalists.org) and check the “Medieval Studies in Canada” tab: send any updates to Marc Cels (marcc@athabascau.ca).

Ronald Lvovski, University of York (Toronto) was award the 2019 Leonard Boyle Dissertation Prize for his 2018 York University (Toronto) dissertation, Building Context: the Church of San Julián de los Prados and Medieval Architecture in the Kingdom of Asturias (718-910). According to the chair of the Boyle Prize Committee, Prof. Michael Treschow (UBC-Okanagan):

Ronald Lvovski’s dissertation investigates “the date, patronage and style of the church of San Julián de los Prados within a broad medieval context.” His close architectural reading of this structure leads him to what he calls an unexpected conclusion: “that the church in question was indeed built by Alfonso II between 812 and 842, yet it is an altogether different building than the one dedicated to SS Julián and Basilissa in the chronicles.” His reading is based on a very detailed exploration of the broader context of this church, “both within the Iberian Peninsula and beyond its medieval borders.” By broader context, he means religious, cultural, and political trends. For although this dissertation is primarily a study of architecture, Lvovski’s work is informed by post-colonialist and acculturation methodology.  The buildings that Lvovski analyzes are, as one of his reviewers explained, consequential: “they are among our most important witnesses to the practice of architecture in Western Europe in the period between Antiquity and the Romanesque revival of the 11th century,” and adds that Lvovski’s work has enormous “potential for making an important new contribution to international scholarship.” Lvovski’s wide-ranging and thoroughly researched analysis offers a comprehensive overview of early medieval Iberian cultural evolution.

Our annual dissertation prize is awarded to a deserving doctoral thesis in any field of medieval studies submitted by a Canadian or someone resident in Canada. The prize honours the memory of the late Fr. Boyle (1923-1999), fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (Toronto). More information on the Boyle Dissertation Prize can be found in the Prizes section of the CSM website.

La Société Canadienne des Médiévistes est heureuse d’annoncer le gagnant du prix de thèse Leonard Boyle, récompensant une thèse de qualité exceptionnelle en études médiévales (tous champs confondus), rédigée par un canadien, une canadienne ou une personne résidant au Canada.

Congratulations to James Grier, who was awarded his second Labarge Prize this year for his Ademarus Cabannensis, Monachus et Musicus (Brepols, 2018). The prize committee, chaired by Michael Kightly (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), was particularly impressed with the depth of the book’s research and the strength of its methodology. As one reviewer described it, “this book is an intensive paleographical study of the musical hand of Ademar de Chabannes, a monk of St. Martial de Limoges and a significant figure in medieval music. Perhaps the greatest strength of Grier’s book is the overall quality of the scholarship and its thoroughness … It is an exquisite example of rigorous paleographic research, articulated clearly and argued convincingly.” Our book prize honours the memory of the Society’s first president. For more information on our prize and a list of past winners, please visit the Prizes section of the CSM website.

Congratulations to Nora Thorburn, winner of the 2019 Student Presentation Prize for her paper,  “Pro myrrae troclidite: The influence of material medica substitution lists in medical recipes in the ninth century,” presented at our 2019 Annual Meeting in Vancouver. Nora Thorburn is a student of Nicholas Everett at the University of Toronto's Centre for Medieval Studies.