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Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · 7d

Check out my interview with Nancy Wu of the @metmuseum.org ! (Intro by @loganondorf.bsky.social) 🎙️🐴

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · 8d

Our next episode and collaboration with the journal Speculum is out now! #speculumspotlight

Learn about medieval gift giving and the importance of equestrian culture in cultural exchanges between China and Europe!

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Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · 28d

📯 CFP #Kzoo2026 📯 Seeking contributions to session #7324 ✍️"Saints' Lives as Living Works: Editing & Editorial Practices" 📖 sponsored by the Hagiography Society 📜 Deadline 15 Sept ⏳👀 Submit directly here: icms.confex.com/icms/2026/pr... #ICMS2026 @kzooicms.bsky.social

ICMS 2026 #7324 // "Saints' Lives as Living Works: Editing & Editorial Practices" // sponsored by the Hagiography Society // proposals due 15 September 2025

Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · 29d

☀️ CFP #Kzoo2026 ☀️ Seeking contributions to session #7428 🌾"Gender & Agency in the Desert"🌾 sponsored by the Hagiography Society 📜 Deadline 15 Sept !⏳ Submit directly here: icms.confex.com/icms/2026/pr... #ICMS2026 @kzooicms.bsky.social

ICMS 2026 #7428 / "Gender & Agency in the Desert" / sponsored by the Hagiography Society / proposals due 15 September 2025 / This session aims to illuminate how the wilderness serves not only as a site of spiritual transformation but also as a terrain for negotiating gender identity and autonomy in hagiographical texts. Focusing on challenging figures like Mary the Egyptian, the panel invites papers that explore diverse representations of gender and sanctity against the backdrop of desert spaces. Papers that embrace ecocritical approaches are particularly welcome.

Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · Aug 26

My brilliant sister @lindsay.codes just posted about our adventures at #Kzoo2025 and #IMC2025 🤓 We played at using generative AI on medieval manuscripts 🤖📜 Check out our slide deck and GitHub repo here lindsay.codes/posts/old-fr...

Using generative AI on medieval manuscripts – lindsay.codes

AI, oh my!

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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Aug 26

Apply to be on season 5! Details available on our website. 🩷

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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s that time of the month! Enjoy our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our latest collaboration with the journal Speculum is out now! #speculumspotlight 💡

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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Jun 25

Neeeewww episode! ✨Queer Medievalism and the Cult of Gay Relics✨

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Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · Apr 28

Follow Mary Catherine O'Connor into the medieval north! Listen now! 👏👁️👄👁️👂 www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/french-...

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Apr 25

New post new post new post 😁

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Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · Mar 25

I've been hard-launched! 😜💙

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Mar 21

Season 4 has officially kicked off! Tune in to learn about upcoming episodes and the history of the pod.

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MAA Graduate Student Committee @gsc-maa.bsky.social · Mar 20

📣 TONIGHT! All grad students of the @medievalacademy.bsky.social are welcome to join in for food 🍟 & drinks 🍻 & ✨vibes✨ @harvardmedieval.bsky.social

(Sponsored by the MAA's GSC & the 2025 Program Committee) Graduate Student Happy Hour at Harvard Square's Tasty Burger! Thursday March 20th 8:00 to 10:30PM, Food & drinks provided!

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Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · Feb 17

A fun thing I get to do as Chair of the @gsc-maa.bsky.social is put together cool conversations with the coolest of people 🗣️💬 Camila Marcone and I just recently organized "Writing Against the Clock," and if you missed it live, it's available now! 🔗 youtu.be/CRMA1uyw0UE?...

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MAA Graduate Student Committee @gsc-maa.bsky.social · Feb 17

🤝There's still time to get matched for the @medievalacademy.bsky.social Annual Meeting! Sign-up before Feb 21st: forms.gle/S7HPyoFHJKts... #MAA2025

MAA Graduate Student Committee @gsc-maa.bsky.social · Feb 7

🫵 Attending conferences this season (virtually or in person)? We'd love to match you with a mentor or mentee! Our Mentorship Program brings early-career and grad student medievalists together with senior scholars at the #MAA2025, #ICMS, & #IMC2025 🤝 Sign-up today 🔗 forms.gle/qDwASEuJM2NR...

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MAA Graduate Student Committee @gsc-maa.bsky.social · Feb 12

✒️📓 In case you missed out on all the joy in Part 1, the recording is now online! 🔗 youtu.be/CRMA1uyw0UE?... Join us for Part 2 next week! 🔗 bit.ly/MAAGSCWrite2

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MAA Graduate Student Committee @gsc-maa.bsky.social · Jan 27

✒️📓Join us for "Writing Against the Clock: Nurturing Your Creativity in the Academic World" In Pt 1 we welcome @irinadumitrescu.bsky.social , @bruceholsinger.bsky.social , Julia Istomnia, & Helen Sword. In Pt 2, we write together 😎Register now! 🔗1: bit.ly/MAAGSCWrite1 🔗2: bit.ly/MAAGSCWrite2

A Virtual Workshop offered by the MAA’s GSC: "Writing Against the Clock: Nurturing Your Creativity in the Academic World" Guest experts: Irina Dumitrescu, Bruce Holsinger, Julia Istomnia, Helen Sword. With this webinar and companion workshop, the GSC aims to get our graduate student community writing quickly, often, and efficiently, all while prioritizing the fun of it all. Dissertation completion grants and research fellowships are sadly too few and far between; most of us will not find ourselves with uninterrupted time to write without other responsibilities like teaching, service, and other personal and professional obligations pulling us away. How can we make the most of the precious time we have to do the work we love and do it well? How can we overcome the obstacles to writing that come with writing in the real world? How do some academics strike the right balance and seem to write nonstop?
In part one of this event (Feb 10th), our guest speakers — all prolific writers of academic books and articles as well as works of creative fiction — will share reflections on the writing process and will answer your burning questions. Then, in part two (Feb 18th), we’ll put the advice of the experts into practice with an open writing hour, guided by Camila Marcone. Part 1: 10 February 2025 2-3PM EST Part 2: 18 February 2025 2-3PM EST Register To attend Each Part

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MAA Graduate Student Committee @gsc-maa.bsky.social · Dec 2

💰👀 Apply now for the MAA/GSC Grant for Innovation in Community Building & Professionalization! Deadline is 15 February 2025 📫 Apply online 🔗 www.medievalacademy.org/page/MAAGSCG...

MAA/GSC Grant for Innovation in Community Building and Professionalization. The purpose of this grant is to stimulate new and innovative efforts that support pre-professionalization, encourage communication and collaboration across diverse groups of graduate students, and build communities amongst graduate student medievalists. Examples of such projects include: Graduate student conference; Online journal; Lecture or workshop series; Collective excursion to an archive, museum, or archaeological site; Performances of medieval material; Collaborative digital humanities projects. **Must be an MAA Member and Grad student to apply** For more details & to apply online go to
https://www.medievalacademy.org/page/MAAGSCGrant Deadline: 15 February 2025

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MAA Graduate Student Committee @gsc-maa.bsky.social · Dec 2

📯Call for self-nominations!🫨 Would you like to play a more active role in your field? Would you like to meet and collaborate with graduate medievalists from all over? Join the GSC for the 2025-2027 term 🐉 Deadline Jan 15th 📬 🔗 www.medievalacademy.org/page/GSCSelf...

Join the Medieval Academy of America Graduate Student Committee! The Medieval Academy of America is currently accepting self-nominations for vacancies opening up on the Graduate Student Committee (GSC) for the 2025-2027 term. The GSC comprises six members appointed for a two-year term on a rotating basis. There are three openings to be filled. Self-nominations are open to all graduate students, worldwide, who are members of the MAA and have at least two years remaining in their program of study.
GSC members are asked to attend the Committee's annual business meeting at Kalamazoo (either in person or virtually) during their term and to communicate regularly with the group via email and online meetings. Ideal applicants are expected to work well both independently and as part of a team in a collaborative environment. Previous experience with organizing conference panels and social events as well as facility with social and digital media are not required, but may be a benefit. GSC members can expect to learn about the inner-workings of the MAA through collaborations with other committees and senior faculty members.

Interested applicants should submit the following by January 15th 2025:

- The Self-Nomination Form;
- A brief CV (2 pages maximum) uploaded as part of the Nomination Form;
- A recommendation letter from your faculty advisor, sent to the Executive Director of the Medieval Academy by mail or (preferably) as a PDF attachment (on letterhead with signature), to LFD@TheMedievalAcademy.org.

New members will be selected by the MAA Council (in consultation with the current GSC) at the 2025 Annual Meeting in Cambridge, MA. If you have any questions, please contact us at gsc@themedievalacademy.org.

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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Dec 26

Happy holidays from the Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast--today we released a special episode today feat. the co-founder of @medievalists.bsky.social, Peter Konieczny!

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Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · Dec 12

I loved getting to share my work with the @scholarslab.bsky.social this week! It's so nice to be a part of such a supportive community 🤓

Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · Dec 10

Scholars' Lab DH Fellow Loren Lee presenting her digital medievalist editing midyear work-in-progress on La Vie de sainte Marie l'Egyptienne. Cool mix of literary studies, digiediting, analysis of digitization+tool landscape, digital text accessibility, + building an actual digital edition w/Quarto