Disability has been a central—if unacknowledged—force in the history of science and the scientific disciplines. Across historical epistemology and laboratory research, disability has been “good to think with”: an object of investigation made to yield generalizable truths. Yet disability is rarely imagined to be the source of expertise, especially the kind of expertise that produces…
February 27 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Clare Griffin will present, “The Soldier’s Body Keeps the Score: Medical Aftermaths of Early Modern Battles” Location: East Baltimore Campus, Welch Library, Room 303
Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Directions/Intersections/Contradictions 24–26 June 2025, Durham University, UK Deadline for submissions: 28 February 2025 While traditional theory describes the world, critical theory seeks to radically transform it. This conference seeks to harness the momentum of the new generation of neurodivergent scholar activists working collectively towards a critical turn in neurodiversity theory and research. While…
Research Fellow Bioethics and Health Humanities The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX The Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities (IBHH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) invites applications for two Research Fellows. This mentored fellowship program is intended for scholars who have recently completed their PhD or other terminal degree or…
The Heidi Marx Prize for outstanding contribution in the field of medicine, health, and healing in the ancient Mediterranean Dr. Heidi Marx has carved new paths in the study of ancient Mediterranean philosophy, medicine, botany, and religion. Dr. Marx’s work is recognizable in its clarity, intellectual insight, and generous engagement with other scholars’ work, combining…
deadline for submissions: March 31, 2025 full name / name of organization: London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research contact email: diversity@lcir.co.uk “Beyond Labels”: International Conference on Disability, Different Ability and Neurodiversity London/Online: 13-14 September 2025 Deadline for proposals: 31 March 2025 Conference website: https://diversity.lcir.co.uk Disability, different ability and neurodiversity are concepts that traverse boundaries, challenging disciplines…
Royal Holloway’s Bodies and Material Culture Research Group invites papers for a one-day workshop in Central London on histories of disabilities and living spaces from the ancient to the modern world. The relationship between historical actors with physical and mental disabilities and the places they live is complex, with embodied experiences and the material world offering scope…
Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life. Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around…
American Art, the peer-reviewed journal co-published by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the University of Chicago Press, seeks to publish papers that explore the intersections of disability studies and the histories of American art, architecture, and design. What perspectives, insights, and forms of redress does disability studies bring to American art history? Where does…
CFP: „DISABILITY IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH NARRATIVES“ IN: JAHRBUCH FÜR INTERNATIONALE GERMANISTIK (PETER LANG VERLAG) The Jahrbuch für internationale Germanistik, published by Peter Lang and indexed by the Web of Science (Arts and Humanities Index – AHCI) and Book Citation Index (BKCI), invites scholarly contributions for a special issue on Disability in German and English…
Discourses on Illness: Ancient Ways of Coping with Ill-health Call for papers Dates: 6-7 October 2025 This conference, organized by the Department of Classics and Archaeology (University of Malta) in collaboration with the University of Durham, the University of Newcastle and Humboldt University of Berlin, to be held in Malta between 6 and 7 October…
Event type Seminar Series British History in the Long 18th Century Address Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Speakers David Turner (Swansea University) Event dates 25 June 2025, 5:30PM - 7:30PM Add to calendar Contact ihr.events@sas.ac.uk Email only Disabled people’s political activism is…
