About CARA
Developed from organizations active in the 1960's (e.g., ACOMARS
headquartered at Ohio State), CARA became a standing committee
of the Medieval Academy in 1969 to serve as a forum for those
who are concerned with teaching; with the administration of institutes,
graduate centers, undergraduate programs and committees, and research
libraries; and with the organization of regional and local groups
of medievalists. CARA assists institutions and individual medievalists
in meeting the challenges that face medieval studies in the classroom,
the library, and other institutional settings locally and nationally.
It supports those who work to develop special projects and programs
of instruction, local and regional networks of medievalists, and
centers of research and institution in medieval studies. It is
concerned with pedagogy at all levels. The list of CARA Executive
Committee members is available here.
Members
Complete list of CARA members.
CARA Committee.
Meetings
CARA sponsors an annual meeting each fall in support
of its goals. In addition, CARA sponsors a plenary session at
the Medieval Academy's annual
meeting and two sessions at the annual International Congress
on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University.
Materials presented at CARA sessions are occasionally posted
on this website for general distribution.CARA Meetings
2013,
4-5 October, Newberry Library, Chicago
2014,
13 April, UCLA
2015,
15 March, University of Notre Dame
2016,
28 February, Boston
CARA Summer Programs and Tuition ScholarshipsCARA members sponsor a number of summer programs
in Latin, paleography, manuscript studies, etc. CARA awards
full tuition scholarships to students participating in several of
these programs; other programs are funded entirely by or jointly with
the hosting institution. Details are provided here.Visiting Scholars
The Medieval Academy of America's Committee on Centers
and Regional Associations (CARA) maintains a list of international
scholars who hold visiting positions at institutions in North
America. The purpose of the list is to let colleagues know which
international scholars are in North America in a given academic
year so that programs not themselves able to make visiting international
appointments might nonetheless benefit from a scholar's presence
in the U.S. or Canada by, for example, inviting that scholar to
deliver a presentation at their institution. The current coordinator
of the list of visiting scholars is Timothy C. Graham, Director
of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of New
Mexico.
List of visiting international scholars for 2012-2013.
Membership
Institutions and individuals who wish to support and enhance medieval
studies are invited to join CARA and participate in its meetings
and programs. Annual membership in CARA is available at three
levels:
- Regular membership for institutions, programs, and organizations
= $60
- Reduced rate for new programs and organizations = $25
- Individual rate for medievalists whose institutions are not
CARA members = $25
To join CARA, send a check for the appropriate dues level to:
CARA
Medieval Academy
104 Mt. Auburn St., 5th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138.
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