Society for the Medieval Mediterranean

08/04/2026

There’s still time to join us for our upcoming webinar with the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean.

It would be wonderful if you were able to join us – see the details below

Title: John II Komnenos – Rebuilding New Rome

Date & Time: Wednesday 8 April at 5pm

Speaker: Maximilian Lau

Chair: George Theotokis

How to book: Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Society for the Medieval Mediterranean

10/03/2026

We're all ears for this new podcast series from Dr Alex Mallet; check out this and other episodes on his YouTube channel

In the late 1240s, the eastern Mediterranean increasingly stood on a precipice. Egypt and Syria were ruled by the Ayyubids, heirs to Saladin’s legacy, yet th...

17/02/2026

There’s still time to register for our webinar, held in collaboration with the Society for Medieval Mediterranean, entitled ‘Challenges to government in the Medieval Mediterranean’.

Date: Wednesday 25 February at 5pm.

Speakers:

Peter Jones (Complutense University of Madrid)
Alex Mallett (Waseda University)
Gianluca Raccagni (University of Edinburgh)

Register at: https://theofed-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fixL27YLRoSNr8Xr7V5shg #/registration

Society for the Medieval Mediterranean

27/11/2025

The CfP deadline for our conference in Lisbon next summer has been extended to 15 December; please share this widely and send us your abstracts! More info here: https://www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/2026-lisbon

04/11/2025

The SMM Executive Committee and Al-Masāq Editorial & Advisory Boards are delighted to announce the results of the Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean, Article Prize 2025, for issues 35–36, 2023–24.

🥁Congratulations to the winner:
Amira Bennison, ‘Sainthood and Social Boundary Crossing in Medieval Islamic North Africa’ 36.2 (2024), 176–93.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09503110.2024.2325318

and the Runner Up:
Daniel Osland, ‘The Role of Cities in the Early Medieval Economy’ 35.3 (2023), 343–63.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09503110.2023.2211882

Many thanks to the judging panel for their time, energy, and effort!

10/10/2025

Conference in Lisbon with us next summer!
Call for papers below for
'Big Worlds, Small Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives'
More info coming soon on our website: https://www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/2026-lisbon

05/10/2025

Applications for the SMM Simon Barton PG & ECR Conference Prize 2026/27 are open.
Up to £1000 to support a conference or event organised by PGs/ECRs.
Deadline: 31 January 2026.
More info on our website here: https://www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/simon-barton-postgraduate-conference-prize

28/08/2025

The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin invites applications for research projects in the 2026 scholarship program on the theme of “Small Forms – Between Materialty, Mediality and Genre.” The size and scope of inscribed artifacts as factors constituting meaning and structuring reception have been attra...