With approximately 4,000 members, this is the United States' pre- eminent professional association for medievalists. A constituent member of the American Council of Learned Societies, the Medieval Academy of America was founded in 1925 and incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the promotion of research, publication, and instruction in medieval records, art, archaeology, history, law, literature, music, philosophy, science, social and economic institutions, and all other aspects of the Middle Ages. Any person interested in the Middle Ages is eligible for membership. May. This four-day event is attended by over 2,000 medievalists from the United States and abroad, with more than 400 sessions, evening association meetings and cultural events, and six rooms full of booksellers and other exhibitors. Although this is primarily a scholarly conference, the participants have warmly welcomed non-scholarly attendees in the past.
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Medieval Institute Publications offers several series, including Studies in Medieval Culture and Early Drama and Music . The Consortium for Teaching the Middle Ages. Based at Catholic University, this site is a broad collection of links to other sites with medieval themes. Its developers have made the decision to be inclusive, so the quality of sites varies widely. They hope to exercise some quality control in the future by including reviews of the better sites.