Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval & Renaissance Studies--"Published under the auspices
of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Comitatus is devoted to publishing articles by new scholars, either working toward doctoral degrees or having completed such work within the previous three years. It also maintains a tradition of gathering work from across disciplines, with a special interest in articles that have an interdisciplinary scope. Its list of subscribers includes research libraries throughout the United States and abroad."
The
Medieval Review, formerly The Bryn Mawr Medieval Review, allows the searcher
to Browse The Medieval Review as a whole or to Search the Reviews, which are excellent
and timely. "Since 1993, The Medieval Review (TMR; formerly the Bryn Mawr Medieval Review) has been publishing reviews of current work in all areas of Medieval Studies, a field it interprets as broadly as possible. The electronic medium allows for very rapid publication of reviews, and provides a computer searchable archive of past reviews, both of which are of great utility to scholars and students around the world."
(Re)Soundings:
Interactive Media--"ReSoundings is an interactive hypermedia periodical in the
humanities. Readers are invited to participate in the forum by adding their comments (utilizing print, graphic, music, and other text formats) to the discussions initiated by the peer-reviewed articles." General editor is indefatigable Bonnie Miller.
The useful
Online Articles Index: Medieval History is part of Stefan Blaschke’s History Journals Guide for the World Wide Web
Virtual Library. All journals linked here offer at least some of their articles free on line.
UPDATED LINK! The
Delaware Valley Medieval Association holds four day-long meetings throughout the year at various
member institutions.
Bonnie Wheeler and Co.,
the International Joan of Arc Society/Société Internationale de l'étude de
Jeanne d'Arc, have created a fine
Joan of Arc site, which includes Texts Related to Joan of Arc,
an email discussion group, conference
sessions, bibliography, images, an interactive map, links, comments, and
information about The International Joan of Arc Society.
The extensive website of the
International Marie de France Society includes all of Marie's Lais in English translation
and two in French, an informative Introduction, the texts of several Related Works, links to
Secondary Sources as well as to Marie's World and to Her Works, and information
about the International Marie de France Society, which sponsors two sessions annually at The International Congress on Medieval Studies as well as the
discussion group Le-Cygne (sample
messages), in addition to the journal Le Cygne (
submission guidelines). (Yes, I'm a member, although not on the on-line membership list.)
The International Medieval
Institute, based at The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, sponsors the annual International Medieval
Congress each July. The IMI also produces the indispensable International Medieval
Bibliography, and produces International Medieval Research, selected themed
proceedings of the International Medieval Congress.
UPDATED LINKS! Many American medievalists belong to
The Medieval Academy of America, publisher of the prestigious print journal Speculum
and several books and monographs series, which also sponsors an annual spring meeting as well as offering a
variety of
grants, prizes, and awards for graduate students.
UPDATED LINKS! MAP: The Medieval
Association of the Pacific, features an
annual March conference and publishes Chronica.
The Medieval Institute,
housed at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, sponsors one of the largest annual medieval studies conferences:
The International Congress on Medieval Studies,
held in May each year and affectionately known simply as "Kalamazoo," at which some 3,000 medievalists
gather, usually including me.
The Society for Medieval
Feminist Scholarship "promotes the study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance from the perspective
of gender studies, women's studies, and feminist studies." The Society publishes its journal,
The Medieval Feminist Forum, twice a year, as well as other material. It also sponsors
sessions, a meeting, and a banquet at "Kalamazoo," as well as two sessions at the annual MLA conference,
among other activities.
UPDATED LINKS! SEMA:
The Southeastern Medieval Association holds a fine annual fall conference in different locations,
and also sponsors several sessions at "Kalamazoo." Medieval Perspectives, the SEMA journal, is published annually;
see Medieval Perspectives for
submission guidelines as well as contents of the past few issues. CONFERENCE: The
2004 conference will be held at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina,
October 14-16; plenary speakers will be Norris J. Lacy and C. Stephen Jaeger. I'll see you at SEMA!
Although small, TEMA: The
Texas Medieval Association is quite active, with an annual late summer conference as well as sponsored sessions at "Kalamazoo."
The 2004 conference will be September 17-18 at the University of Dallas. "Please submit session and paper abstracts (150-300 words) by August 15, 2004
to Philipp W. Rosemann, Philosophy Department, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062-4736 OR to Don Kagay,
2812-A Westgate, Albany, GA 31721 OR by email: dkagay@asurams.edu"
