Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature
| image = Medium Aevum.png
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| abbreviation = SSMLL
| formation = 15 February 1932
| type = learned society
| purpose = The encouragement and dissemination of research on medieval culture
| headquarters = Oxford, United Kingdom
| region_served = United Kingdom
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Alastair Minnis
| leader_title2 = Vice-Presidents
| leader_name2 = John Hines, Sethina Watson
| leader_title3 = Journal Editors
| leader_name3 = Sylvia Huot, Stephen Mossman, David Rundle, Corinne J. Saunders
| leader_title4 = Monographs Editor
| leader_name4 = Anthony Lappin
| publication = Medium Ævum and Medium Ævum monographs
| website = https://mediumaevum.org.uk/
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The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature (SSMLL) is a learned society that supports scholarly research and publication on the culture of the Middle Ages. It is best known for publishing the international academic journal Medium Ævum and a related monograph series.
Overview
The society was founded at the Taylor Institution of the University of Oxford on 15 February 1932.{{cite journal |title=Editorial |journal=Medium Ævum |date=1932 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=1 |doi=10.2307/43625805|jstor=43625805 }} It evolved from the Arthurian Society of Oxford, which initiated the journal Arthuriana.
The object of the society is to advance education by the encouragement of research in medieval languages and literature and the dissemination of that research to the scholarly community and the wider public.{{Cite web |date=16 October 2021 |title=Constitution |url=https://mediumaevum.org.uk/constitution |website=Medium Ævum}} The primary focus of the society is on its journal, Medium Ævum, which has run continuously since 1932 alongside a series of monographs. Since its foundation, its membership has also sponsored research bursaries, conferences, and an annual Medium Ævum Essay Prize.{{cite web |date= |title=About the Society |url=https://mediumaevum.org.uk/about |access-date= |website=Medium Ævum |language=en}}
The society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature - Charity 1130022 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/sector-data/top-10-charities/-/charity-details/4045703/charity-overview |website=Charity Commission |access-date=9 March 2022}} HMRC recognizes it as an approved professional organization.{{cite web |title=Approved professional organisations and learned societies (list 3) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3/approved-professional-organisations-and-learned-societies |website=GOV.UK |access-date=9 March 2022 |language=en}}File:Medium Aevum (SSMLL) logo.jpg
People
President: Alastair Minnis
Vice-Presidents: John Hines, Sethina Watson
Editors of the Journal: Sylvia Huot, Stephen Mossman, David Rundle, Corinne J. Saunders
Editor of the Monographs: Anthony Lappin
Executive Committee: The President, the Vice-Presidents, and the Editors, ex officio; Richard Allen, Sarah Bowden, Elizabeth Boyle, Rachel Burns, Kenneth Clarke, Andrew Dunning, Christian Sahner, Rebecca Thomas, Julia Walworth
Executive Officers: Eleanor Baker, Anna Wilmore, Hannah Ryley
References
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External links
- [https://mediumaevum.org.uk/ Official website]
- [https://www.jstor.org/publisher/socmedlanglit Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature on JSTOR]
- [https://archive.org/details/pub_medium-aevum Medium Ævum on Archive.org]
- [https://bsky.app/profile/mediumaevum.bsky.social SSMLL Bluesky account]
- [https://www.instagram.com/ssmllmedium_aevum/ SSMLL Instagram account]
- [https://x.com/Medium_Aevum SSMLL X account]
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Category:1932 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Organisations associated with the University of Oxford
Category:Learned societies of the United Kingdom