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SUMMARY:Early Modern Race and Disability: Intersections and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, the study of early modern literature and culture has become increasingly informed by the insights of critical race studies; in a parallel development\, scholars are also showing a growing commitment to exploring disability in the early modern world. This conversation puts premodern critical race studies and early modern disability studies in conversation — to explore not only the specific intersections between race and disability\, but also to theorize how the two fields’ shared commitment to interrogating forms of early modern difference might be mutually-informing more broadly.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/early-modern-race-and-disability-intersections-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Early Modern,Panel,Roundtable,Roundtable,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTSTAMP:20260622T132042Z
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SUMMARY:CFP: Deafness in the Premodern Mediterranean (VivaMente Conference in the History of Ideas)
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\n\nDespite 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. In fact\, in recent years\, academic interest in disabilities in the ancient world has undergone a significant renewal\, bringing to light new research perspectives that move beyond the traditional pathology-centered approach to encompass a broader consideration of social and cultural dynamics: see e.g. C. Laes (ed.)\, Disability in Antiquity (London – New York\, 2017); C. Laes\, Disabilities and the Disabled in the Roman World. A Social and Cultural History (Cambridge\, 2018); C. Laes (ed.)\, A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity  (London\, 2020); A.F. Morris\, H. Vogel (eds.)\, Disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology. All Our Yesterdays (London – New York\, 2025). \n\n\n\n\nThe history of deafness and deaf individuals represents a field of study that requires an interdisciplinary approach\, capable of integrating historical sources with the latest advancements in linguistics\, medical history\, and the sociology of disability. In this framework\, we believe that tracing the historical roots of deafness—both from the objective perspective of medical history and from the subjective viewpoint of social perception—can provide a valuable contribution to contemporary discussions on the topic. The analysis of documentary and literary sources allows us to identify representations and narratives of deafness in various historical and geographical contexts\, highlighting how societies have perceived\, classified\, and interacted with deaf individuals over the centuries. \n\n\n\n\nThe conference is also set within a broader context of increasing recognition of Deaf culture at both public and academic levels. The official recognition of Italian Sign Language (LIS) in 2021 represented a fundamental step in affirming the rights of deaf individuals\, as did the establishment of the degree program in Italian Sign Language Interpreting at the University of Parma in 2023. This program\, one of only three currently active in Italy\, has been founded and chaired for three years by Davide Astori\, co-organiser of this conference. This academic initiative aligns with a broader scholarly trend aimed at enhancing the historical\, cultural\, and communicative aspects of Deaf communities. \n\n\n\n\nAt the same time\, the conference is intended to situate deafness within the broader framework of the history of ideas. Rather than treating deafness only as a social condition or as an object of modern Deaf culture studies\, the conference will examine the changing intellectual categories through which deafness was defined\, explained\, and classified in ancient and medieval societies. Particular attention will be paid to the historical transformation of concepts such as hearing\, speech\, silence\, impairment\, education\, communication\, and disability\, and to the ways in which these categories were shaped by philosophical\, theological\, legal\, linguistic\, and medical discourses. \n\n\n\n\nThe goal of the conference is\, therefore\, to foster dialogue among scholars from different disciplines in order to construct the most comprehensive and multifaceted picture possible of deafness in premodern history. This reflection\, beyond shedding light on specific aspects of ancient and medieval culture\, also aims to encourage a critical debate on the persistence of certain historical conceptions in contemporary perceptions of deafness and disability as a whole. \n\n\n\nOrganisation\n\n\nScholars working on any area relevant to the conference are invited to submit a proposal consisting of a title and an abstract. Proposals should not exceed 250 words and should be accompanied by a short biographical note. Contributions may address any aspect relevant to the conference’s theme (ancient\, medieval\, and early modern)\, as well as broader comparative or methodological approaches. \nThe deadline for submission is 10 September 2026. \nThe organisers will select the proposals with a view to both the conference programme and the publication of the proceedings. Selected speakers will be invited to complete the registration process after acceptance. The conference proceedings will be submitted for peer-reviewed publication in the series Palgrave Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Medicine. \nBursaries to attend the conference are available under the competitive Comel Grant scheme.\n\n\nConference type: Hybrid\nDates: 17-18 November 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProposal Submission: 10 September 2026
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/cfp-deafness-in-the-premodern-mediterranean-vivamente-conference-in-the-history-of-ideas/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Classical,Conference,Early Modern,Medieval
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: Menaut Waktu. Merekam Jejak. (Threading Time. Archiving Traces.)
DESCRIPTION:From 11 to 27 September 2026\, Framer Framed hosts the presentation Menaut Waktu. Merekam Jejak. (Threading Time. Archiving Traces.)\, displaying the outcome of artist Jay Afrisando’s work as part the Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed residency programme.\nThe presentation presents a growing collaborative archival and counter-archival practice that follows perceptions of disability from pre-colonial\, post-independence and present day Indonesia. It examines the complex factors that have shaped disability discourses through the arts\, archives\, body-minds and collaborative practices between artists\, researchers\, communities and disabled people. It intends to be a meeting site for the past and the present\, for conventional archives and undocumented experiences and for the inter-human. \nMenaut Waktu. Merekam Jejak. (Threading Time. Archiving Traces.) is the outcome of Afrisando’s archival research at KITLV (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies) and his field research in Indonesia as part of the Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence 2025-26. Instead of merely presenting the archival findings\, Afrisando collaborates with Ba(WA)yang Production\, Teater Braille\, SAPDA (Center for Advocacy of Women\, Disabled and Children) and Sedikit Terlibat to curate\, respond to archival findings and create a counter-archive together. \nIn this presentation\, disability is seen from the perspectives of decolonisation\, anti-ableism\, and through inter-paradigm and -disciplinary methods. It invites the public to understand why and how stigma\, medicalisation\, segregation and practices based on pity still exist until now. Doing so also allows visitors to investigate discrimination and inequality that happens even to those who do not identify themselves as disabled\, and open perspectives into various constructions of knowledge and practice full of inequality and partiality. Therefore\, (re)reading disability means not only reading the world\, but imagining and realising a different future. \nPlease join us for the opening on Friday 11 September at 18:00\, during which Afrisando introduces his work. Sign up here. \nDSL interpretation is provided during Afrisando’s speech and exhibition tour on the opening day from 18:00-19:00.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/exhibit-menaut-waktu-merekam-jejak-threading-time-archiving-traces/
LOCATION:Framer Framed\, Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\, 1093 KS\, Amsterdam
CATEGORIES:Classical,Early Modern,Exhibit,Long 18th Century,Medieval
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
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SUMMARY:CFP: Health\, Welfare\, and Mutual Support in Maritime Communities\, 1550 – 1850
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMuch traditional scholarship on maritime healthcare has focused on the Navy\, hospitals\, and elite medical practitioners\, imagining the establishment of permanent naval hospitals as the positive conclusion of inevitable progress. \nRecent scholarship has challenged this narrative\, emphasising the partial and socially restrictive aspects of increasingly institutionalised systems of maritime health care. Medical humanities have increasingly incorporated approaches of social history\, but this has only recently begun to address the specific histories and concerns of maritime communities. \nOverview of the workshop\nThis workshop aims to place naval and institutional medical care within a broader context of informal healthcare and mutual support within maritime communities\, informing and encouraging future research in this developing field. \nWe conceive ‘maritime communities’ to include not only mariners working in the Navy or commercial shipping\, but also those working in shipbuilding and other maritime industries on land\, as well as their related familial and social networks. \nWe invite researchers to share work on these topics ranging from the early modern period onwards (approximately 1550-1850). Specific themes are listed below\, and we welcome submissions on all areas connected to the broader themes of the event. \nHosted by the National Maritime Museum\, the workshop will include opportunities for focused discussion in a number of panels. We anticipate that the event will provide opportunities to develop an ongoing network of researchers working in this emerging field. \nThanks to the generosity and support of the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme and National Maritime Museum\, there will be no registration fee for this event. \nLimited financial support for speakers is available; details will be provided upon acceptance. \nWorkshop themes\nProposals may address or connect to\, but are not limited by\, the following themes: \n\nFormal and informal systems of healthcare in relation to maritime labour (i.e. in naval and commercial shipping\, but also in land-based maritime industries such as shipbuilding)\nStructures of welfare and poor relief within maritime communities\nSocial networks and mutual support within maritime communities\nExperiences and conceptions of disability in maritime communities\nThe impacts of trauma and wider experiences of mental health in maritime communities\nApproaches to ageing and life-cycle poverty in maritime communities\nPractitioners and recipients of care within maritime communities\nThe institutionalisation of care and its effects upon maritime communities\n\nHow to submit a proposal\nPlease submit your proposal to research@rmg.co.uk with the subject line: ‘Health\, Welfare\, and Mutual Support in Maritime Communities proposal‘. Please include the following in a single document: \n\nTitle\n250-word abstract\n100-word bio\n\nDeadline for submissions: 23.59 BST on Wednesday 30 September. \nAttending the workshop\nWorkshop date and location: 14 January 2027 at the National Maritime Museum. \nFormat: Please note that this is an in-person (not hybrid) workshop. \nRegistration fee: None. The workshop is free to attend\, and you can sign up as an attendee from the start of November (subject to change)\, once the programme has been confirmed. \nEligibility: This conference is open to all\, regardless of institutional affiliation\, discipline\, or career stage. We are particularly keen to attract CDP\, PhD\, and Early Career Researchers alongside those working more broadly in the fields of Medical Humanities and Maritime History.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/cfp-health-welfare-and-mutual-support-in-maritime-communities-1550-1850/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Early Modern,Long 18th Century,Workshop
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