• CFP: Deafness in the Premodern Mediterranean (VivaMente Conference in the History of Ideas)

    This VivaMente Conference explores deafness and the figure of the deaf person in the Mediterranean Antiquity and pre-modern ages through historical, medical, and socio-cultural perspectives. Despite its historical significance, this topic remains underexplored within disability history and Deaf culture studies, although recent scholarly interest in ancient disabilities has expanded to include social and cultural dimensions.…

  • CFP: Community and the Uncanny: Neurodivergent Inclusion and Exile in the Middle Ages (IMC 2027)

    Despite the importance of community for human wellbeing, the neurodivergent experience of what community has meant throughout history has often differed greatly from that offered by neuronormative societies. Building on the success of our 2026 series, Neurodivergent and Neuroqueer Temporalities, we once again invite scholars working in neurodiversity studies and neuroqueer theory within medieval studies…

  • CFP: Society for Disability Studies Annual Virtual Conference

    Annual Virtual Conference | April 23 and 24, 2027 Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link. Amidst escalating political repression, imperialist violence, climate crisis, and warfare, how do…

  • CFP: Workshop: Neurodiversity in the German-speaking world

    The digital workshop on 12. November 2026 invites researchers to exchange information on neurodivergence, disregard and neurodiversity studies. Short contribution proposals can be up to 30. September 2026 will be submitted. Neurodiversity Studies in the humanities and cultural sciences already have a permanent place in the English-speaking countries and in Scandinavia. Since the 2000s, the…

  • CFP: Health, Welfare, and Mutual Support in Maritime Communities, 1550 – 1850

    The focus of this one-day workshop/symposium on 14 January 2027 at the National Maritime Museum is the disciplinary crossroads between medical, social, and maritime history. We aim to bring researchers interested in these fields together to present research and create connections across an area of emergent research. Much traditional scholarship on maritime healthcare has focused…

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