The Future of Medieval Disability Studies: An ACMRS Roundtable

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From the ACMRS event description:

This roundtable discussion brings together four scholars of medieval disability studies: Richard Godden, Jonathan Hsy, Cameron Hunt McNabb and Kristina Richardson. Our speakers will discuss the state of the field and the ways in which we can imagine different, more inclusive futures.

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Monstrous Births in the Middle Ages

From the Wellcome Collection description of the event: Join Tim Wingard as he explores medieval theories of embryology and the concept of the hybrid human/animal monster. This talk will focus on the late-13th-century medical text ‘De secretis mulierum’ (‘On the Secrets of Women’). ‘De secretis mulierum’ was a highly popular work, and was copied into…

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