Rebekkah Hart of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio is this year’s recipient of the $40,000 Fellowship. The fellowship will support Rebekkah’s research project, “The Kiss of Peace: Materialities and Afterlives of Liturgical Paxes, or ‘Kissing Images,’ in Late Medieval England (c. 1250-1550).” While the “Kiss of Peace” was a common liturgical ritual in the Christian mass from at least the second century, this ritual became materially embodied
The Board of the American Branch is delighted to announce that it has approved a grant to the A Voice For Richard III project, led by Yvonne Morley-Chisholm of Your Voice Box. This groundbreaking project captured international attention when a team of experts from linguistics, anatomy, forensic psychology, technology, and medieval history, produced a “living” digital avatar of Richard III who spoke and enunciated in authentic late 15th century English
