{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox organization | name = Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature | image = Medium Aevum.png | image_border = | image_size = <!-- default 200px --> | image_alt = <!-- alt text; see [[WP:ALT]] --> | caption = | 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, Julia Walworth | leader_title3 = Journal Editors | leader_name3 = [[Sylvia Huot]], Stephen Mossman, David Rundle, Corinne J. Saunders | leader_title4 = Monographs Lead Editor | leader_name4 = Anthony Lappin | publication = ''Medium Ævum'' and ''Medium Ævum'' monographs | website = https://mediumaevum.org.uk/ }}
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.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Editorial |journal=Medium Ævum |date=1932 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=1 |doi=10.2307/43625805|jstor=43625805 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2021 |title=Constitution |url=https://mediumaevum.org.uk/constitution |website=Medium Ævum}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date= |title=About the Society |url=https://mediumaevum.org.uk/about |access-date= |website=Medium Ævum |language=en}}</ref>
The society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[HMRC]] recognizes it as an approved professional organization.<ref>{{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}}</ref>[[File:Medium Aevum (SSMLL) logo.jpg|alt=Logo with 'Medium Aevum' over a green background over 'Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature' over a red background|thumb|Medium Aevum (SSMLL) logo]]
== People == President: [[Alastair Minnis]]
Vice-Presidents: John Hines, Julia Walworth
Editors of the Journal: [[Sylvia Huot]], Stephen Mossman, David Rundle (managing editor), Corinne J. Saunders
Editors of the Monographs: Anthony Lappin (lead editor), Yun Ni, Justin Willson
Executive Committee: The President, the Vice-Presidents, and the Editors, ex officio; Sarah Bowden, Elizabeth Boyle, Rachel Burns, Kenneth Clarke, Andrew Dunning, Julia Smith, Rebecca Thomas, Julia Walworth
Executive Officers: Eleanor Baker, Anna Wilmore, Hannah Ryley
Graduate Observers: Elsina Caponetti, Lucy Turton<ref name=":0" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == <!-- per [[WP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only --> * [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]
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