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Online Latin

On June 8, 2016

In the summer of 2016 William Turpin (Swarthmore College), Jen Faulkner (East Longmeadow High School) and Larry Swain (Bemidji State University) will offer another free online Medieval Latin translation course, using the Zoom video conferencing program. This summer we will read the “Life of Patrick” by Muirchú, and Patrick’s “Confession,” which are written in relatively straightforward, intuitive Latin. User-friendly editions (with a lot of vocabulary help) are or will be posted (see below).

The course is aimed above all at those who have completed a year or so of classical Latin at the college level, or the equivalent in high school. It should also be suitable for those whose Latin may be a little rusty, or for more accomplished Latinists with an interest in medieval Latin. The intention is to replicate the experience of a student in (say) a college Latin class at the early intermediate level, minus the quizzes, tests, and continuing assessment; there is no mechanism for awarding credit or certificates of attendance. The most immediate model, in fact, may be an informal reading group: the basic premise is that a small community of interested participants can both encourage and enhance what is essentially a private encounter with a text.

Zoom will allow eight active participants (i.e. people who may wish come online to translate a particular section of text) and an unlimited number of auditors, who will be able to submit questions and comments using the messaging function. The sessions will also be archived on YouTube. We will provide a webpage for interested participants to sign up for particular sections of the text; such participants will then be invited to translate and to raise questions or comment as seems appropriate. The instructors and other active participants will offer assistance and comments as necessary, just as in an ordinary class with participants sitting around a table.

Sessions will begin on Sunday, June 5, at 2PM Eastern time. General information about the course and subsequent online “discussions” can be accessed by joining the Google Plus “Community” entitled “Medieval Latin (Summer 2016): St. Patrick: Muirchu, Vita S. Patricii and Patrick’s “Confessio.” (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106839324668039713380). The Google Plus page has a link to a webpage for the course, where you can find the texts and sign-up sheet for joining one of the weekly sessions as active participant (or go straight to https://sites.google.com/a/swarthmore.edu?tab=m3)

Active participants will need a webcam and to install Zoom (which is free and easy to install); observers will find the link posted on the Google Plus page shortly before the session begins.

Questions may be addressed directly to wturpin1@swarthmore.edu.

Call for Applications: Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll & Fragment

By DVMA

On June 8, 2016

In Announcements

Organizers are pleased to announce a call for applicants to two digital humanities and manuscript studies workshops, running concurrently in fall 2016.

Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll
&
Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Fragment

18-19 November 2016
Yale University

More information, syllabi and application links can be found on our website, www.digitalrollsandfragments.com/workshops/. Applications are due by July 15, 2016.

Free Online Latin Course for Summer 2016

By DVMA

On June 8, 2016

In Announcements

In the summer of 2016 William Turpin (Swarthmore College), Jen Faulkner (East Longmeadow High School) and Larry Swain (Bemidji State University) will offer another free online Medieval Latin translation course, using the Zoom video conferencing program. This summer we will read the “Life of Patrick” by Muirchú, and Patrick’s “Confession,” which are written in relatively straightforward, intuitive Latin. User-friendly editions (with a lot of vocabulary help) are or will be posted (see below).

The course is aimed above all at those who have completed a year or so of classical Latin at the college level, or the equivalent in high school. It should also be suitable for those whose Latin may be a little rusty, or for more accomplished Latinists with an interest in medieval Latin. The intention is to replicate the experience of a student in (say) a college Latin class at the early intermediate level, minus the quizzes, tests, and continuing assessment; there is no mechanism for awarding credit or certificates of attendance. The most immediate model, in fact, may be an informal reading group: the basic premise is that a small community of interested participants can both encourage and enhance what is essentially a private encounter with a text.

Past Meetings

By DVMA

On May 28, 2016

In Meetings

Programs for meetings since 1979 are archived here.

2015-2016

By DVMA

On April 9, 2016

In Meetings

Bryn Mawr College, 9 April 2016

Temple University, 20 February 2016.

Princeton, Institute for Advanced Study, 5 December 2015.

1) University of Pennsylvania, 12 September 2015. The video of the program can be seen here.

3) Bryn Mawr, 9 April 2016

Winter Workshop at Rutgers-New Brunswick

By DVMA

On February 25, 2016

In Meetings

Diagram Of The Arts And Sciences, With A Man Reading, A Man Writing, An Astronomer, And A Physician, In St. Anselm’s ‘Similitudes’ And Other Works. British Library, Cotton MS Cleopatra C XI, f.72v, ca. 1225

Winter 2017 Workshop at Rutgers University—New Brunswick

Rutgers Academic Building, Room 1180

1–4 pm

Program of Speakers

Alexander Brey (Dumbarton Oaks & Bryn Mawr College) and Maeve Doyle (Bryn Mawr College)

Digital Workshop: “Network Analysis for Medieval Studies”

Break

Kaelin Jewell (Temple University)

Digital Workshop: “Mapping the Late Antique Mediterranean: From Google Maps to QGIS”

Andrea Gazzoni (University of Pennsylvania)

“Mapping Dante: A Study of Places in the Commedia“

Workshop Participation

No prior knowledge is required to participate in either digital workshop. If you are able, we suggest bringing a laptop.

For the network analysis workshop, the speakers suggest that attendees install the program Cytoscape before the workshop. You can download Cytoscape by clicking on the “Download” link at http://www.cytoscape.org

Participants will need internet access during the workshop. Rutgers is an Eduroam campus. If your campus also participates in Eduroam, you can create an account on your home campus network to get online on any participating campus. If you do not have access to Eduroam, you can obtain guest WiFi access at the meeting. (A correction from before: there is no need to pre-register for WiFi access.)

References and Links

Kaelin Jewell, “Mapping the Late Antique Mediterranean”

Basic Google Maps:
http://programminghistorian.org/lessons/googlemaps-googleearth

QGIS Tutorials:
http://www.qgistutorials.com/en/index.html

QGIS Quick Guide for Mapping the Ancient Mediterranean:
https://sites.temple.edu/tudsc/2017/01/31/mapping-the-ancient-mediterranean-with-qgis-a-quick-gude/

GIS for Historians:
http://www.geographicallyintegratedhistory.com
https://geospatialhistorian.wordpress.com/
http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/summer07articles/what-historians-want.html

Temple University Libraries Research Guide: Open-source GIS for Digital Scholarship: http://guides.temple.edu/c.php?g=425229&p=2904465

Travel and Parking

Street parking on Seminary Place is limited, and there’s almost no parking on College Avenue. The best option is parking at the Gateway Garage, 5 minutes away from the Academic Building (15 Seminary place).
http://www.njnbpa.org/parking-locator/#map

Event Properties

Event Date	02/25/2017
Event End Date	02/25/2017
Registration Start Date	07/23/2016
Capacity	Unlimited
Cut off date	02/25/2017, 11:55 pm
Individual Price	$15.00
Location	Rutgers University

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

2014-2015

By DVMA

On December 31, 2015

In Uncategorized

DVMA Meetings 2014-2015

Videos

By Adam Miyashiro

On September 23, 2015

In Uncategorised

DVMA Fall Meeting, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2015

Tekla Bude, Newnham College, Cambridge University: “Teaching Math in the Middle Ages”

Isabella Reinhardt, University of Pennsylvania: “Michael Zopello’s Litterarum simulationis liber (UPenn LJS 225): Confronting a Renaissance Code”

Jeffrey Witt, Loyola University Maryland: “Placing Medieval Texts within a Critical Corpus: A Case Study on UPenn MS Codex 686”

Revised Constitution

By Adam Miyashiro

On September 2, 2015

In Uncategorised

REVISION: Approved April 23, 2022

DELAWARE VALLEY MEDIEVAL ASSOCIATION

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

1983; re-issued 1993; revised 2015; amended 2021, 2022

Article I. NAME

This organization shall be called the Delaware Valley Medieval Association.

Article II. PURPOSE

The Association shall promote all aspects of medieval studies and provide the opportunity for frequent scholarly communication among medievalists, particularly those from the Delaware Valley region.

Article III. MEMBERSHIP

Membership shall be open, upon payment of annual dues, to all those who support the purposes of the organization. Membership dues shall be set by the Executive Council and shall be payable at the beginning of the academic year.

Article IV. ORGANIZATION

A. Officers

1. President. The President represents the Association in its external affairs, chairs all business meetings of the Association, coordinates the activities of the Association, appoints the Nominations Committee from among the members of the Executive Council, appoints any ad hoc committees necessary to the functioning of the organization, and appoints replacements for any officer or member of the Executive Council who is unable to complete his or her term of office. The President handles the Association’s official correspondence. The president’s term is two years and is non-renewable.

2 Vice President. The Vice President serves a two-year term and succeeds to the office of President the following year. The Vice President assists the President as needed and chairs the Planning Committee and Communications Committee. The Vice President assists the president in maintaining electronic systems, communicating with members and conveying vital documents and information. Other members may be appointed to perform communication duties.

3. Secretary. The Secretary serves a three-year term The Secretary oversees the organization’s media platforms (website, social media, etc.), updates membership lists, and keeps minutes at all Executive Council business meetings. The Secretary also prepares an annual report concerning the organization’s membership, serves on the Executive Council and takes part in the planning processes of DVMA.

4. Treasurer. The Treasurer serves a three-year term. The Treasurer collects and disburses money received by the Association, maintains its bank accounts and reports regularly to both the Executive Council and the membership about the state of DVMA’s finances. The Treasurer serves on the Executive Council and takes part in the planning processes of DVMA.

B. Executive Council

The Association shall be governed by an elected Executive Council consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and six members-at-large serving staggered, three-year terms. In addition to these ten Executive membership roles, the Executive Council will include at least one doctoral student who manages graduate student outreach and participation in DVMA events and programming for a two-year term. The Executive Council shall meet at least twice a year, in the Fall and in the Spring. Actions of the officers and committees of the Association shall be subject to the review of the Executive Council. Terms for Officers may be extended for one year in extenuating circumstances. [Amended by EC Spring 21, pending approval by the membership]

Article V. PROCEDURES

A. Elections

In the Spring of each year, a Nominations Committee is formed including outgoing members of the Executive Council. The Committee solicits and proposes nominations for Officers and Executive Council. The slate of candidates is presented at the final meeting of the year, where members approve the candidates by acclamation or a majority vote. In the event that an elected member of the Executive Council or an Officer cannot serve out the term for which he or she was elected, the President shall appoint a replacement.

B. Meetings

The Association shall meet for scholarly interchange as often as practicable, usually four times per academic year. At least one of those meetings – usually the last meeting in the Spring – shall include a business meeting, announced to the membership in advance. These meetings shall be called by the President or by a majority of the Executive Council, and shall be conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order where they do not contradict this Constitution and set of By-Laws.

C. Amendments

The Constitution and By-Laws of the Delaware Valley Medieval Association may be amended by a two-thirds vote of those present at a business meeting of the Association. Amendments may be proposed by majority vote of the Executive Council or by ten voting members of the Association. They shall be circulated by the Secretary to the membership at least one month prior to the business meeting at which they shall be considered. When press of circumstances requires it, three-fourths of the Executive Council may amend the Constitution and By-Laws subject to approval by the membership at the next business meeting.