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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260402T173000
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UID:1920-1775151000-1775154600@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Online talk: Ableism When Accessing the Past: Studies of Disability in the Ancient World\, 2nd Day
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Hannah Vogel. \nOrganized by Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology. \nApril 2nd\, 2026\n09:30am local time
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/online-talk-ableism-when-accessing-the-past-studies-of-disability-in-the-ancient-world-2nd-day/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Lecture,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T183000
DTSTAMP:20251030T114811Z
CREATED:20251030T114811Z
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UID:1918-1775064600-1775068200@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Online talk: Ableism When Accessing the Past: Studies of Disability in the Ancient World
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Hannah Vogel. \nOrganized by Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology. \nApril 1st\, 2026\n04:30pm local time
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/online-talk-ableism-when-accessing-the-past-studies-of-disability-in-the-ancient-world/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Lecture,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTSTAMP:20260129T084121Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Presenters: Early Modern European Neurodivergence
DESCRIPTION:Call for Contributors – Early Modern European Neurodivergence\nAugust 3rd and 4th 2026\, Taliesin Arts Centre\, Swansea University \nWe welcome contributions to a conference on the topic of neurodivergence and early modern Europe. This accessible\, hybrid event will examine neurodivergence in the period 1550-1750\, across languages and cultures\, including cross-cultural encounters between Europe and other continents. Topics might include:\n• Representations of neurodivergence in early modern European writing\n• Neurodivergent ways of engaging early modern texts\, from stimming with books to\nADHDer responses to literature\n• Indigenous neurodiversity studies\n• Intersections between neurodivergence and other aspects of early modern Europe (for example religion\, race\, gender\, social class)\n• Early modern neurotrans studies\n• Interviews with theatre practitioners\nWe welcome proposals (up to 150 words) and biographies of presenters (up to 100 words each) for 5-20 minute talks\, posters\, workshops\, performances\, and practical sessions on these themes. We want the conference to be as accessible as possible\, so are keen to include sessions that might appeal to a variety of ways of engaging with literature. If you are proposing a practical session or performance that requires particular props or materials\, please enquire about what we can provide.\nWe can cover presenters’ travel and accommodation if needed. Breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner will be provided at the conference. We also have a number of bursaries available to cover the cost of travel and accommodation for unwaged or student attendees who wish to come to the conference without presenting.\nPresenters and attendees please fill out this form by 5pm BST 31st March 2026 :\nhttps://forms.office.com/e/L6rnAcaL8F \nIf we receive many proposals we will give preference to those that fit the conference theme (neurodivergence in early modern Europe) and that provide a diversity of languages\, cultures\, and approaches. As we plan to publish a selection of essays from the conference with Bloomsbury publishers\, the conference will include a workshop from Bloomsbury editors about the publishing process. This conference is part of the AMEND – Early Modern European Neurodivergence project at Swansea University\, funded by The Wellcome Trust. \nAny questions\, please contact a member of the project team: Dr Laura Seymour (she/her) laura.seymour@swansea.ac.uk\, Dr Bridget Bartlett (they/them)\nbridget.bartlett@swansea.ac.uk; Vicky Hansly (she/her) victoria.hansly@swansea.ac.uk The medium of the conference will be English. All organisational materials (e.g. conference schedule\, map of the rooms) will be provided in Welsh and English. If you wish to use the spoken Welsh language throughout the conference\, please let us know via the Microsoft Form and we will arrange a Welsh interpreter.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/call-for-presenters-early-modern-european-neurodivergence/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Conference,Early Modern,Long 18th Century
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTSTAMP:20260111T123706Z
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Society for Disability Studies Award Nominations
DESCRIPTION:Nominations\n\n\nCelebrating Excellence in Disability Studies\nThe Society for Disability Studies (SDS) honors outstanding achievements in scholarship\, mentorship\, creative practice\, and community engagement through its annual SDS Awards. These awards recognize the broad and evolving contributions that advance Disability Studies as an interdisciplinary and activist field. \nEach year\, SDS invites nominations from across our global community. Award recipients receive a certificate and letter of recognition presented at the SDS General Membership Meeting in November 2026. \nNominations are now open! Submit your nomination using the SDS Nominations & Awards Form. \nIf you wish to volunteer as a reviewer on an awards committee\, please visit this page. \n\nAward Categories\n1. Lifetime Achievement Award \nHonors a senior member of the Disability Studies community whose sustained work has shaped the field. \nEligibility: Senior scholars and community leaders whose impact includes scholarship\, theory\, teaching\, or institution-building.\nNominations: Must be made by colleagues (self-nominations are not accepted). Letters (of up to four (4) pages) should describe the nominee’s contributions and influence.\nSubmission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form. Electronic copies of books are required for review. Physical copies of books may be requested for review. \n2. Mentoring Award \nRecognizes exceptional commitment to mentoring students\, activists\, artists\, and practitioners within or beyond academic settings. \nEligibility: Open to any member of the Disability Studies community.\nNominations: Must include at least two nominators. Letters (of up to four (4) pages) should provide examples of the nominee’s mentoring and its outcomes. \n3. Senior Book Award \nHonors an outstanding single-authored scholarly book published in the past two years by an established scholar. \nEligibility: Authors of scholarly monographs.\nNominations: Self-nominations and publisher nominations accepted. Include a letter (up to three (3) pages) describing the book’s contribution to Disability Studies.\nSubmission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form. Electronic copies of books are required for review. Physical copies of books may be requested for review. \n4. First Book Award \nCelebrates an author’s first single-authored book that makes a significant contribution to Disability Studies. \nEligibility: Authors of a debut scholarly monograph published within the last two years.\nNominations: Self-nominations and publisher nominations accepted. Include a 3-page letter describing the book’s innovation and impact.\nSubmission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form. Electronic copies of books are required for review. Physical copies of books may be requested for review. \n5. Edited Collection Award \nRecognizes an edited volume that expands the scope and direction of Disability Studies. \nEligibility: Books published within the past two years\, including co-edited or revised editions.\nNominations: Self-nominations and publisher nominations accepted. Include a letter (up to (3) pages) outlining the collection’s contribution and significance.\nSubmission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form. Electronic copies of books are required for review. Physical copies of books may be requested for review. \n6. Curatorial or Exhibition Award \nHonors curatorial\, artistic\, or exhibition-based work that advances the visibility of Disability Studies in arts\, culture\, or public engagement. \nEligibility: Exhibitions or creative projects featuring multiple works; projects do not need to be institutionally framed as Disability Studies.\nNominations: Self-nominations and nominations by Disability Studies community members accepted. Include a letter (of up to four (4) pages) describing the project’s scope\, accessibility practices\, and impact. \n7. Most Significant Article in Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) \nRecognizes an article published in DSQ during the previous calendar year that makes a substantial scholarly contribution. \nEligibility: All authors published in DSQ during the relevant year are automatically considered.\nReview: A review committee evaluates eligible articles for innovation\, clarity\, and contribution to Disability Studies. \n8. Most Significant Unpublished Doctoral Researcher Manuscript \nRecognizes an exceptional\, unpublished article-length manuscript written by a doctoral researcher. \nEligibility: Doctoral researchers only; manuscripts must not be dissertation chapters.\nNominations: Faculty mentors must submit a three (3) page letter of nomination with the manuscript.\nAward: The recipient receives mentorship toward submission to Disability Studies Quarterly. \n\n9. Irving K. Zola Emerging Scholar Award \nHonors early-career scholars or graduate students whose work reflects the legacy of sociologist Irving K. Zola\, emphasizing disability pride\, identity\, and culture. \nEligibility: Graduate students\, early-career scholars\, or those within three years post-terminal degree.\nNominations: Self- and/or mentor-nominations accepted. Include a letter (up to 3 pages) connecting the nominee’s work to Zola’s values\, contributions\, and vision. \n\nTimeline\n\nNominations Open: December 8\, 2026\nNominations Due: March 31\, 2026\, 11:59pm\, Eastern Time (U.S.)\nAward Review Period: Spring–Summer 2026\nAward Announcements: November 2026 SDS General Membership Meeting\n\n\nHow to Nominate\nSubmit your nomination using the SDS Nominations & Awards Form. \nSelect the award category that best fits your nomination and upload the required materials. \nAll materials\, such as nomination letters\, manuscripts\, or exhibition documentation\, should be submitted electronically unless physical copies are requested for book awards. \nQuestions? Contact the SDS Nominations & Elections Committee at awards@disstudies.org. \n  \n\nSupport the Future of SDS Awards\nThe SDS Awards are currently unfunded. To help sustain and expand these recognitions\, including the potential for named or endowed awards\, please contact us at awards@disstudies.org to learn how you can support or sponsor an award. You can also make a donation via our PayPal account.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/deadline-society-for-disability-studies-award-nominations/
CATEGORIES:Award/Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260325T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260325T223000
DTSTAMP:20260128T175101Z
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UID:1939-1774467000-1774477800@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Jump Billy!: A Concert Celebrating Billy Waters
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of English folk’s diverse history\, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters. \n\n\n\n\n\n \nA one-off concert to mark the anniversary of Billy Waters’ death\, with live music from Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne\, Clarke Camilleri\, Hamilton Gross\, and Angeline Morrison\, with Maz O’Connor and Tony Montague and Martin Simpson. There’ll be a mix of solo and band performances with music from the artists’ own repertoires – old and new – as well as trad. \nThe show is arranged and narrated by Mary L. Shannon\, writer and author of Billy Waters Is Dancing\, and co-narrated by Suchitra Chatterjee\, of Brighton & Hove Black History. It draws together researchers and creatives who have worked together on various projects to highlight the life of this Black disabled Regency celebrity. \n\nWednesday 25 Mar 2026   7:30pm-10:30pm\nCecil Sharp House\, London\n£20 | £12 Under 30 | Free Personal Assistant ticket with purchase of Access ticket\n\nProgramme to follow. \nPresented by EFDSS. \nDoors 7pm\, start 7.30pm \nWith support from the Susannah Wesley Foundation and the University of Roehampton.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/jump-billy-a-concert-celebrating-billy-waters/
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Long 18th Century
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260325T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260325T150000
DTSTAMP:20260319T140739Z
CREATED:20260319T140739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T140739Z
UID:1953-1774443600-1774450800@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Seminar: Ageing and Sexual Dysfunction in Early Modern Literature
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 25 March 2026\, 1.00PM to 3:00 PM \nSpeaker(s): Ezra Horbury\, University of York \n\nIn early modern culture\, old age was commonly associated with a loss of sexual function. Building on attitudes stretching back to classical texts\, early modern culture understood ageing sexuality as comically inappropriate and the ageing body as sexually dysfunctional. While legal and medical writings sought objective metrics for measuring penile ‘impotence’\, literary texts instead aimed to regulate the sexual behaviours of ageing men through comic mockery. Such texts imagined ageing sexuality through a wide and colourful range of derogatory metaphors\, transforming a private body part into the subject of public discourse and generator of comic culture. This paper considers early modern literary conceptualisations of ‘impotence’ in ageing men\, as analysed through the framework of disability and transgender theory; such frameworks offer alternative understandings of penile sexuality that deprioritise penetration. In analysing plays and poetry\, this paper tracks strategies that control ageing sexuality through comedy\, their attempts to render the ‘impotent’ penis publicly visible by displacing it onto other visual markers of ageing\, the perceived intersection between sexual dysfunction and disease\, and some of the few alternatives imagined by early modern culture for non-penetrative ageing sexuality. This paper ultimately finds early modern literary culture recurrently derogatory about ageing male sexuality\, but argues that this material offers a greater understanding of early modern attitudes to the intersection of age\, sexuality\, and genital function. \nEzra Horbury is a Lecturer in Renaissance Literature at the University of York. Their research interests span theology and theories of gender and sexuality. They are the author of two monographs\, Prodigality in Early Modern Drama (Boydell and Brewer) and Reading the Margins of the Early Modern Bible (Oxford University Press/Liverpool University Press). Their articles have been published in journals including Shakespeare Quarterly\, Harvard Theological Review\, and Transgender Studies Quarterly. \nBook in-person attendance \nBook online attendance via Zoom \n  \n\nLocation: H/G15\, Heslington Hall and Zoom \nEmail: crems-enquiries@york.ac.uk
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/seminar-ageing-and-sexual-dysfunction-in-early-modern-literature/
CATEGORIES:Early Modern,Lecture,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T183000
DTSTAMP:20251030T114521Z
CREATED:20251030T114521Z
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UID:1916-1773336600-1773340200@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Online talk: Disability in the David Narratives in Light of Armed Conflicts in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Huli Ramantswana. \nOrganized by Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology. \nMarch 12th\, 2026\n09:30am local time
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/online-talk-disability-in-the-david-narratives-in-light-of-armed-conflicts-in-africa/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Lecture,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260303
DTSTAMP:20260206T091124Z
CREATED:20260206T091124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T091124Z
UID:1947-1772409600-1772495999@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:CfP:  Disabilities and Women in Ancient Rome: Legal\, social and cultural perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Disabilities and Women in Ancient Rome: Legal\, social and cultural perspectives. Workshop at the University of Helsinki\, Finland\, May 4\, 2026\n\nCall for papers \nDisabilities and Women in Ancient Rome: Legal\, social and cultural perspectives\nWorkshop at the University of Helsinki\, Finland \nMonday\, May 4\, 2026 \nDeadline for submission: March 2\, 2026 \nIn recent years\, there has been a significant growth in the fields of disability studies in the ancient world\, with interdisciplinary approaches intersecting with gender studies\, social history\, legal history and material culture. These approaches allow a broad understanding of differences and responses to situations of vulnerability\, based not only on individual experiences but also on social structures\, cultural attitudes\, and material conditions. Building on these perspectives\, the workshop explores the intersection of gender and disabilities in ancient Rome\, examining the situation of women with disabilities\, their role as caregivers\, and their position from social\, juridical and economic standpoints. The aim of the workshop is to explore how Roman society addressed issues of care\, protection and inclusion through its legal and cultural frameworks. \nTopics of particular interest include (but not limited to):\n• Legal and social frameworks:\nWomen with disabilities and their social and legal position\nLegal frameworks for guardianship and protection of vulnerable persons \n• Roles and autonomy:\nWomen physicians\nWomen as caregivers \n• Cultural representations and material evidence:\nRepresentations of women and disabilities in art\, literature\, and philosophy\nDisability and gender in material culture (archaeological\, anthropological and funerary evidence) \nWe invite researchers\, PhD students\, postdocs\, and early-career researchers to submit proposals consisting of a one-page CV and a 300-word abstract. The proposals should be sent to: sofia.vierula@helsinki.fi \nThe keynote speaker will be Prof. Christian Laes (University of Manchester) \nWorkshop organizers\n• Sofia Vierula (University of Helsinki): sofia.vierula@helsinki.fi\n• Gaetana Balestra (University of Salento): gaetana.balestra@unisalento.it\n• Kaius Tuori (University of Helsinki): kaius.tuori@helsinki.fi \nAccepted proposals will be communicated on March 10\, 2026. The organisers are unfortunately unable to assist in travel arrangements or accommodation or their costs. \n\n\nContact Information\n\nWorkshop organizers\n• Sofia Vierula (University of Helsinki): sofia.vierula@helsinki.fi\n• Gaetana Balestra (University of Salento): gaetana.balestra@unisalento.it\n• Kaius Tuori (University of Helsinki): kaius.tuori@helsinki.fi \n\n\n\nContact Email\nsofia.vierula@helsinki.fi
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/cfp-disabilities-and-women-in-ancient-rome-legal-social-and-cultural-perspectives/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Classical,Conference,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260227T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260227T193000
DTSTAMP:20260128T175534Z
CREATED:20260128T175534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T175534Z
UID:1941-1772213400-1772220600@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Seminar: Blindness\, Writing and Knowing: Visually Impaired Female Authors in the Netherlands (1770-1840)
DESCRIPTION:Details about how to join the virtual event will be circulated via email to registered attendees 24 hours in advance. Please note that registration will therefore close 24 hours in advance. \n\n\nDate: 27 Feb 2026\n\n\nTime: 5:30 pm  to  7:30 pm \n\n\nLocationHybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB02\, Basement\, IHR\, Senate House\, Malet Street\, London WC1E 7HU \n\n\n\nInstituteInstitute of Historical Research \n\n\n\nEvent typeSeminar \n\n\n\nEvent seriesLow Countries History \n\n\n\nSpeakersFeike Dietz (Amsterdam) \n\n\n\nContact \n ihr.events@sas.ac.uk \n\nEmail only
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/seminar-blindness-writing-and-knowing-visually-impaired-female-authors-in-the-netherlands-1770-1840/
CATEGORIES:Long 18th Century,Seminar,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTSTAMP:20251030T120111Z
CREATED:20251030T120111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T120111Z
UID:1926-1769126400-1769299199@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Online Conference: Disability and the Archives: Access\, Absences and Action
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for Disability and the Archives: Access\, Absences and Action\, a two-day virtual conference hosted by Shakespeare’s Globe from 23–24 January 2026. \nThis interdisciplinary event will examine how disabled lives have been recorded\, obscured\, or erased across literary\, performance\, and institutional records. The programme includes talks\, panels\, and time for shared reflection\, with a focus on inclusive and ethical approaches to archival practice. \nThe complete programme schedule\, including confirmed speakers and session topics\, will be available online prior to the conference. \nShakespeare’s Globe is a registered charity. Registration fees contribute to operational costs and support our research events. If cost presents a barrier\, please contact research@shakespearesglobe.com. We are committed to ensuring these events remain accessible to all. \nTickets: £5.00 \nPlease purchase one ticket per participant. \n This event takes place online \n Running timeL 10.00am – 5.00pm\, including a 1 hour lunch break
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/online-conference-disability-and-the-archives-access-absences-and-action/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Early Modern,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T183000
DTSTAMP:20251030T114205Z
CREATED:20251030T114205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T114205Z
UID:1914-1765474200-1765477800@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Online Talk:  Restrictions on a Driver’s License: The Reception of Disabilities in Official Identification from Graeco–Roman Egypt
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Ella Kaver. \nDecember 11th\, 2025\n09:30am local time
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/online-talk-restrictions-on-a-drivers-license-the-reception-of-disabilities-in-official-identification-from-graeco-roman-egypt/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Lecture,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251203T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251203T190000
DTSTAMP:20251129T125552Z
CREATED:20251129T125552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T125552Z
UID:1931-1764783000-1764788400@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Deafness in Early Modern England
DESCRIPTION:Join us for research seminars hosted by the Department of History with a selection of visiting academics\, alongside University of York researchers. All students and staff are very welcome. \nA zoom link will be made available for distance learning PhD students on request. Please contact Dr Purba Hossain (purba.hossain@york.ac.uk) if you have any questions. \nYou can view the full schedule for the semester here: History Research Seminar Schedule Autumn 2025 \nSpeaker: Dr Rosamund Oates\, Reader in Early Modern History\, Manchester Metropolitan University. \nAbstract: \nHistorians have claimed that in pre-modern Europe\, deaf sign language users were treated as ‘infants’ by an oral legal system. This paper questions this\, examining the marriages of deaf men and women\, and addressing ideas of rationality\, speech and what it meant to be human in early modern England.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/lecture-deafness-in-early-modern-england/
LOCATION:University of York
CATEGORIES:Early Modern,Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251202
DTSTAMP:20240430T135253Z
CREATED:20240315T122416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T135253Z
UID:1441-1764547200-1764633599@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:CFP: Special Issue of the Journal of Jesuit Studies on the Topic of Jesuits and Disability
DESCRIPTION:In anticipation of a special issue of the Journal of Jesuit Studies (expected publication in fall 2027)\, we are seeking proposals for articles that treat the subject of Jesuits and disability. We welcome a range of disciplinary approaches (including history\, art history\, linguistics\, theater\, theology\, philosophy\, literature\, pedagogy\, psychology\, sociology\, musicology\, astronomy\, gender studies\, etc.)\, but all contributions must focus on the subject of disability in the context of the work and legacy of the Society of Jesus. Final contributions will be between 6500 and 7500 words in length and will be due in May\, 2026. Please contact Mary Dunn (mdunn12@slu.edu) for more information. \nContact Information \n\n\n\nMary Dunn\nProfessor\nSaint Louis University \n\n\n\nContact Email\nmdunn12@slu.edu
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/abstract-deadline-special-issue-of-the-journal-of-jesuit-studies-on-the-topic-of-jesuits-and-disability/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Early Modern,Long 18th Century
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTSTAMP:20251030T113444Z
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UID:1912-1763164800-1763251199@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:CFP Deadline: Neurodivergent Perspectives in Teaching Ancient History: Innovation\, Empathy\, and Access Online Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Online Symposium (via Microsoft Teams) — 5 March 2026\nOrganized by the Center for Innovation in Ancient Worlds (CIAW)\, with the support of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). \nThis symposium invites proposals on how neurodiversity (ADHD\, autism\, dyslexia\, and other cognitive profiles) can reshape the ways we teach and learn about the Ancient World—through inclusive design\, creative and sensory methods\, and responsible uses of AI. \n\nNeurodiversity & inclusive design in higher education\nAI tools & assistive technologies for neurodivergent learners\nCreative/sensory approaches to Ancient History & Classics\nAssessment & participation beyond neurotypical standards\nEmotional/cognitive engagement with ancient material culture\nCase studies from courses\, museums\, or outreach projects\n\nSubmission: Send a 250–300 word abstract + 100-word bio to carlos.heredia@uab.cat by 15 November 2025. \nPublication: Selected papers will be considered for AI & Antiquity: Journal of Teaching and Technology in Ancient Studies (September 2026 issue).
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/cfp-deadline-neurodivergent-perspectives-in-teaching-ancient-history-innovation-empathy-and-access-online-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Classical,Conference,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251106T230000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251106T235900
DTSTAMP:20251009T202103Z
CREATED:20251009T202103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T202103Z
UID:1906-1762470000-1762473540@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Digging into Disability: How Experience Affects Theory (Mason Shrader)
DESCRIPTION:This lecture is part of the series Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. This program of public lectures takes place monthly on Thursdays at 9:30 AM Pacific (unless otherwise noted)\, from September 2025 through May 2026. \nWatch live on the ARF YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/arf-channel or watch later on the ARF & Badè YouTube channels.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/lecture-digging-into-disability-how-experience-affects-theory-mason-shrader/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Lecture,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T190000
DTSTAMP:20251009T132633Z
CREATED:20251009T132633Z
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UID:1904-1761845400-1761850800@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Seminar: Disability and Community: Healing Miracles and the Bianchi of 1399
DESCRIPTION:Medieval miracle narratives abound in a variety of sources\, and disability studies is a productive lens through which we can examine these events. This paper takes the chronicle of Luca Dominici and his treatment of the Bianchi devotions of 1399 and examines the miracles presented therein. Moved by a threat of plague\, participants in the Bianchi devotions donned white robes and completed penitential processions in the summer and autumn of 1399. I draw a focus to a series of miracles performed on 20 August 1399\, using narrative prosthesis and “inspiration porn” as frameworks to assess the individuals who were healed as well as their place within their communities and the popular religious revival as a whole. \nDr Alex R.A. Lee is a medieval historian whose work focuses on the intersection between epidemic disease and popular religion in late medieval Italy. Her book on the Bianchi of 1399 was published by Brill in 2021\, and she has published articles and book chapters on confraternities\, miracles\, apocalypse\, and pedagogy as well as an edited book on disability\, medieval studies\, and Higher Education. Alex’s current research brings the lens of disability studies to consider miracles and language in medieval source materials. She teaches Liberal Studies at NYU London. \nAll welcome– this seminar is free to attend\, but booking is required.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/seminar-disability-and-community-healing-miracles-and-the-bianchi-of-1399/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Medieval,Seminar,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251023T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251023T183000
DTSTAMP:20251009T132121Z
CREATED:20251009T132121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T132121Z
UID:1901-1761240600-1761244200@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: The Real Lives of Blind Mesopotamians (Eric Harvey)
DESCRIPTION:This lecture is part of the series Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. This program of public lectures takes place monthly on Thursdays at 9:30 AM Pacific (unless otherwise noted)\, from September 2025 through May 2026. \nWatch live on the ARF YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/arf-channel or watch later on the ARF & Badè YouTube channels.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/lecture-the-real-lives-of-blind-mesopotamians-eric-harvey/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTSTAMP:20251009T130707Z
CREATED:20251009T130707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T130707Z
UID:1897-1760486400-1760572799@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Application Deadline:  Assistant Professor\, Disability Studies
DESCRIPTION:The College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo\, The State University of New York\, invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the humanities and qualitative social sciences with a research focus in and demonstrated ability to teach courses in disability studies\, particularly in relation to gender and/or sexuality. We especially welcome candidates whose work focuses on African American\, Latina\, and/or Native American/ Indigenous cultures and methodologies. We seek dynamic teachers and researchers whose specialization foregrounds an intersectional humanist approach to disability studies. Our new colleagues will begin in August 2026. \nSelected candidates will be appointed to the department best suited to their qualifications\, research\, and teaching area. Candidates should have the ability to mentor students who are broadly diverse with regard to race\, ethnicity\, socioeconomic status\, gender\, nationality\, sexual orientation\, disability\, and religion. Teaching load includes two classes per term. All faculty are expected to build and maintain a robust research agenda. \nReview of applications will begin October 15\, 2025\, and will continue until the position is filled. \nOur new faculty colleagues will have the opportunity to work with the Mellon funded Communities of Care project. The project focuses on caregiving and caretaking\, working with disabled people\, as well as non-disabled allies and care workers\, living within marginalized communities to co-create stories and other accounts of their lives.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/application-deadline-assistant-professor-disability-studies/
CATEGORIES:Application
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251009T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251009T183000
DTSTAMP:20251009T202438Z
CREATED:20251009T202438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T202438Z
UID:1908-1760031000-1760034600@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Restrictions on a Driver’s License: The Reception of Disabilities in Official Identification from Graeco-Roman Egypt (Ella Karev)
DESCRIPTION:Digging into Disability: How Experience Affects Theory (Mason Shrader) \nThis lecture is part of the series Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. This program of public lectures takes place monthly on Thursdays at 9:30 AM Pacific (unless otherwise noted)\, from September 2025 through May 2026. \nWatch live on the ARF YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/arf-channel or watch later on the ARF & Badè YouTube channels.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/lecture-restrictions-on-a-drivers-license-the-reception-of-disabilities-in-official-identification-from-graeco-roman-egypt-ella-karev/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Lecture,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251009T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251009T170000
DTSTAMP:20251009T131334Z
CREATED:20251009T131334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T131334Z
UID:1899-1759996800-1760029200@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Premodern Neurodiversity Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Premodern Neurodiversity is a two-day symposium that explores the literary and cultural history of human neurological diversity: the fact that our minds naturally vary in how they work. Speakers will trace how different forms of cognitive\, emotional\, and sensory experience have manifested throughout history\, prior to the formal development of neurodiversity theory in the late 20th century. \nThe symposium is free of charge and open to the public but registration is required. It will take place on the ASU Tempe campus in Ross-Blakley Hall room 196. \nPremodern Neurodiversity is coordinated by Associate Professor Bradley Irish and hosted by the Department of English\, with additional support from the department’s literature program as well as from the Humanities Institute and the humanities division of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. \n\nDates\nFriday\, October 17\, 2025 \n\n\nFriday\, October 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.\nSaturday\, October 18 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/premodern-neurodiversity-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250802
DTSTAMP:20250521T135419Z
CREATED:20250521T135419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T135419Z
UID:1866-1754006400-1754092799@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:CFP: Cumulative Selfhood: Ageing\, Memory and Identity Across the Lifespan in the Early Modern Period (RSA Panel)
DESCRIPTION:Session Title *\nCumulative Selfhood: Ageing\, Memory and Identity Across the Lifespan in the Early Modern Period\n\n\nType *\nPaper Panel\n\n\nSession Abstract (Max. 300 words) *\nProposals for 20-minute presentations exploring the multifaceted processes of ageing and identity formation in the Early Modern period\, with particular attention to the embodied nature of selfhood and memory over time. How was the present and past self imagined\, represented\, narrated\, or experienced as cumulative\, as something that develops\, changes\, and is inscribed across the span of a life? \nThe panel welcomes contributions from literature\, history\, art history\, philosophy\, and cultural studies\, with the aim of fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on how Early Modern cultures across Europe and the New World conceptualized the relationship between ageing\, time\, the body\, and identity. \nWe are especially interested in work that:\n• Explores representations of ageing bodies in literature\, art\, or visual culture\n• Considers the cultural\, religious\, or medical discourses surrounding ageing\, maturity\, or decline\n• Analyzes life writing\, diaries\, or autobiographical texts through the lens of cumulative identity\n• Engages with philosophical or theological conceptions of the ageing self\n• Examines how ageing intersects with gender\, class\, or race in Early Modern contexts\n• Reflects on memory\, temporal\, narrative\, or developmental models of selfhood\n• Investigates non-European or colonial perspectives on life stages\, longevity\, and embodiment \nPlease send abstracts of 200–300 words\, along with a brief bio (100 words) to Enrique_Fernandez@umanitoba.ca\n\n\nDisciplines (Select up to 3) *\nComparative Literature\nHistory\nHumanism\n\n\nOrganizer(s) *\nEnrique Fernandez\n\n\nContact Email(s) *\nenrique_fernandez@umanitoba.ca\n\n\nCFP Deadline *\nAugust 1 2025
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/cfp-cumulative-selfhood-ageing-memory-and-identity-across-the-lifespan-in-the-early-modern-period-rsa-panel/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Conference,Early Modern,Panel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250802
DTSTAMP:20250515T114522Z
CREATED:20250515T114522Z
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UID:1861-1754006400-1754092799@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Application Deadline: Disability History Association Seeks Director of Development to Join the Board
DESCRIPTION:Call for Volunteers\n\n\nDate: May 12\, 2025 – August 1\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: New York\, United States\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Disability History Association is looking for a Director of Development. \nThe responsibilities of the Director of Development include: \n\nStrategically prioritizing development initiatives\, including grant research and writing\nDeveloping and implementing a plan for grassroots-level fundraising\nIdentifying and seeking relationships with potential donor institutions and organizations\nWorking as a member of the Board of Directors to shape the direction of the DHA and to ensure that the DHA remains accountable\, sustainable\, and effective in its operations; and\nAttending monthly Board meetings.\n\nDirectors also participate in other projects as required\, as well as the general governance of the organization. \nThe time commitment is approximately 2-5 hours per week\, though this may vary. Board members serve a three-year term. This is an unpaid\, volunteer position. \nAll Directors must agree to the DHA conflict of interest policy and sign a form. Sitting Directors are ineligible for DHA- and DHA-sponsored awards. You can read our policy in full here. \nThe DHA commits to anti-oppressive practices. Scholars who are from marginalized and equity-seeking communities are particularly encouraged to apply\, as are community-based scholars. The board also welcomes non-historians and non-academics who engage with disability history in their work. Candidates will be contacted by the DHA President for further conversation\, and final nominees will be elected by the Board of Directors. \nTo apply\, please contact disability.history@gmail.com with a resume/CV or bio and a brief letter (maximum 1 page) describing your interest by August 1\, 2025. \nPlease feel free to email disability.history@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. \n  \n\n\nContact Email\ndisability.history@gmail.com\n\n\nURL\nhttps://dishist.org/call-for-board-members-director-of-development/
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/application-deadline-disability-history-association-seeks-director-of-development-to-join-the-board/
CATEGORIES:Application
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250801
DTSTAMP:20250509T003603Z
CREATED:20250509T003603Z
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UID:1859-1753920000-1754006399@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:CFP: Disability and the Archives: Access\, Absences and Action
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare’s Globe is inviting proposals for an interdisciplinary conference bringing together literary and performance scholars\, historians\, archivists\, and disability scholars and activists around the theme ‘Disability and the Archives’. This two-day hybrid event will be held in London on 23 – 24 January 2026 and will explore how disabled lives have been – and continue to be – recorded\, erased or obscured. The conference will also provide a forum in which to share and discuss new methodologies for inclusive archival practices. \nWe particularly encourage proposals from scholars and practitioners who identify as disabled on topics that interrogate the following: the politics and ethics of archival inclusions and exclusions; the challenges around creating new archives; and the tensions between institutional records—often shaped by medical or legal frameworks—and the lived experiences and perspectives of disabled individuals. We are also interested in proposals that connect early modern studies with broader narratives of disability and embodiment. \nHow does disability appear—or not appear—in literary\, performance\, historical and institutional records? How do gender\, race\, sexuality and class influence these narratives? How do institutional records reflect\, distort or obscure social constructions of disability? What tools or approaches might help us to recover or reframe archival silences? \nTopics may include (but are not limited to):\n• Disability\, access and the ethics of archival research\n• Intersectional critical approaches to how disabled individuals have been documented and displayed in archives\n• Occluded or redacted narratives of disability\n• Inclusive archival design and practices\n• Disability and early modern institutional archives (e.g.\, legal documents\, medical records\, parish registers)\n• Representations of disability in early modern literature and performance archives (e.g.\, drama\, ballads\, playbooks\, playbills) \nWe welcome proposals for 15 to 20-minute papers\, as well as alternative formats including workshops\, roundtables and creative-critical interventions.\nSubmissions are being accepted via this online form. Please email education.events@shakespearesglobe.com if you require to submit in an accessible format. The deadline for proposals is 31 July 2025. Applicants will be notified via email of the Globe’s decision in September.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/cfp-disability-and-the-archives-access-absences-and-action/
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Conference,Early Modern
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250708T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250708T160000
DTSTAMP:20250515T115029Z
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UID:1863-1751965200-1751990400@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Teaching Disability History Conference
DESCRIPTION:July 8\, 2025 – Teach Disability History Conference – Keene State College – Keene\, New Hampshire – 9:00am – 4:00pm\n\nK-12 teachers\, instructors of pre-service teachers\, disability historians\, disability studies educators\, and disability rights advocates from across the U.S. will share resources and discuss ways to expand and strengthen the teaching of stories of disability history in K-12 schools.\nASL and CART provided for all presentations.\nLunch will be provided in a Keene State cafeteria with options for any with food sensitivities. Coffee and snacks provided.\nThe conference is free thanks to a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant.\nTeachers and disability advocates may receive $100 stipends to help with travel or other costs. Apply with registration.\n\n\n\nRegister for the conference and apply for the teacher / disability advocate $100 stipend. Register by July 1.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/teaching-disability-history-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250708
DTSTAMP:20250612T154031Z
CREATED:20250612T154031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T154031Z
UID:1874-1751846400-1751932799@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Application Deadline: Research Scholar\, Disability History (Historic New England)
DESCRIPTION:Historic New England (HNE) seeks applicants for a part-time researcher specializing in Disability history in New England in New England to support our Recovering New England’s Voices initiative. This 12 month term-limited position will begin in September 2025\, offering up to 20 work hours per week with schedule flexibility. \nIdeal candidates are scholars who work with New England history\, specialize in Disability history and/or Disability studies\, and have experience conducting challenging archival research\, particularly on oppressed\, marginalized\, and erased groups. The goal of the research position is to provide Historic New England with a new foundation of knowledge in this subject area to transform the visitor experience at our sites. The position will require creative thinking and problem solving as well as experience with “reading between the lines” or “reading against the grain” of primary sources and narratives. \nThis position resides in a uniquely interdisciplinary setting with the opportunity to work cross- team with Historic New England staff in areas of material culture\, archives\, preservation\, architectural history\, and visitor experience. \nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: \n\nConduct primary and secondary research from relevant sources to deepen and broaden our knowledge of the topics\, subjects\, and stories related to those with disabilities\, particularly as they relate to Historic New England sites.\nCollaborate with the other researchers and staff to incorporate the research products into transformative experiences at our sites\nIdentify groups\, communities\, and/or individuals to whom this research relates and support staff in building potential partnerships and coalitions.\nParticipate in and contribute to Historic New England’s culture through staff training\, blogs and vlogs\, and public programs\n\nQUALIFICATIONS: \n\nA master’s degree with a research specialty centered in Disability history and/or Disability studies completed before September 1\, 2025.\nExperience working with archival research\, particularly in regard to erased and marginalized histories.\nDemonstrated ability to operate effectively in a team environment\, where communication between and among teams is essential to success.\nValid drivers license and reliable means of transportation.\nStrong belief in\, and demonstrated commitment to\, Historic New England’s mission and values.\nCommitment to the highest standards of professionalism\, excellence\, and Inclusion\, Diversity\, Equity and Access (IDEA).\n\nPreferred Qualifications \n\nABD status or a completed PhD.\nExperience working with partnership and coalition building with the goals of inclusion\, diversity\, equity\, accessibility\, and social justice.\nExperience with historic house museums and/or public programming.\n\nOther Duties \nPlease note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities\, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties\, responsibilities\, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. \nQuestions or FMI \nContact Dr. Alissa Butler at abutler@historicnewengland.org. \nHistoric New England is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race\, color\, religion\, age\, sex\, national origin\, disability status\, genetics\, protected veteran status\, sexual orientation\, gender identity or expression\, or any other characteristic protected by federal\, state\, or local laws.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/application-deadline-research-scholar-disability-history-historic-new-england/
CATEGORIES:Application
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250625T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250625T193000
DTSTAMP:20250530T125147Z
CREATED:20250530T125147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T125147Z
UID:1871-1750872600-1750879800@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:Hybrid Seminar: Histories of Resistance: Disability\, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century
DESCRIPTION:Event type\nSeminar\nSeries\nBritish History in the Long 18th Century\nAddress\nHybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01\, Basement\, IHR\, Senate House\, Malet Street\, London WC1E 7HU\nSpeakers\nDavid Turner (Swansea University)\nEvent dates\n\n25 June 2025\, 5:30PM – 7:30PM\nAdd to calendar\n\nContact\nihr.events@sas.ac.uk\nEmail only\n\n\nDisabled people’s political activism is often assumed to be a product of the modern age\, but for centuries people with physical\, sensory and intellectual impairments have found ways to push back against negative societal framings of bodily difference and advocate for their needs. This paper explores the manifold dimensions of disabled people’s resistance in Britain from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Using sources ranging from Poor Law petitions to autobiographies and works of history and biography\, it examines the strategies by which people with impairments from a range of social backgrounds have represented their experiences\, claimed community with people in similar situations\, and asserted a moral right to compassionate treatment by others in society. The paper provides an overview of developments while asking questions about how we frame disabled people’s political activism over the longue durée\, how pre-modern perspectives can deepen our understanding of disabled people’s histories\, and how we can develop more inclusive eighteenth-century studies. \nThis seminar aims to create a welcoming space for discussion and debate\, fostering a professional environment where diverse views and perspectives can be shared. You can find more on this via our seminar page on the IHR website. \nAll welcome. This event is free to attend\, but advance registration is required. \nThis will be a ‘hybrid’ seminar with a limited number of places available in person and a larger number of bookings for online attendance via Zoom. Those attending in person are asked to bring a Wi-Fi enabled laptop\, tablet or phone. \nThe session will start at the slightly later time of 17:30.
URL:https://premoderndisability.com/event/hybrid-seminar-histories-of-resistance-disability-agency-and-embodiment-in-the-long-eighteenth-century/
CATEGORIES:Long 18th Century,Seminar,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250616
DTSTAMP:20250530T124623Z
CREATED:20250530T124623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T124623Z
UID:1869-1749945600-1750031999@premoderndisability.com
SUMMARY:CFP: Discourses on Illness: Ancient Ways of Coping with Ill-health
DESCRIPTION:Discourses on Illness: Ancient Ways of Coping with Ill-health \nCall for papers   \nDates: 6-7 October 2025 \nThis 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 2025\, is dedicated to investigating the therapeutic role of the spoken and written word in the ancient world. \nEven today\, speech is central to the practice of medicine. Symptoms and diagnoses can only be communicated verbally and thorough documentation is at the heart of modern medical practice. Many problems in clinical practice can also be traced back to breakdowns of communication between patients and their carers. Words are also central to the process of therapy and\, indeed\, a form of therapy in and of itself. All the way from the therapist’s couch to the public health warnings\, speech plays a vital role in inoculating us against illness and helping patients cope with illness. \nGreek healers and physicians were well aware of the central role that speech plays in the therapeutic process. Indeed\, this consciousness arises early\, with magical healing\, whose practitioners believed certain phrases to hold power over the human body (Longrigg\, 1993: 3-4). The ‘Hippocratic’ physicians\, as Lain Entralgo (1970) has proposed\, were keenly aware of the healing power of discourse. Sounds could have physiological effects on the liquids οφ the body (e.g. Diseases 1.23) and logoi were among the basic objects of perception\, akin to smells (e.g. Humours 4). Moreover\, some of their written treatises and oral discourses (Juoanna\, 2001) preserved in the Hippocratic Corpus\, works which often show a keen interest in rhetoric and persuasion\, can be seen as therapeutic devices in themselves. Laskaris (2002)\, for example\, argues that On the Sacred Disease is a protreptic discourse\, geared at defending the technical nature\, and therefore the power\, of rational medicine. At a basic level\, therefore\, this speech functioned as a ‘health warning’\, even arming potential patients and their relatives with arguments with which to ward off these ‘impious hacks’. \nEven more interesting is the ‘health warning’ and ‘argumentative armamentarium’ found in On Ancient Medicine\, the intended targets of which were philosophical-minded physicians (Schiefsky\, 2005: 55-62) who were distinct from this author only by degrees. Part of his critique is an imagined conversation between a hypothetical rival doctor and one of his patients on the matter of treatment. When a philosophical doctor prescribes you ‘something hot’\, he urges his audience\, then you should ask him where to find such a thing\, for ‘heat’ is not something discoverable (Anc. Med. 15). Both Sacred Disease and Ancient Medicine\, then\, quite apart from their oral delivery\, presuppose clinical scenarios which are rich with speech coming from both sides. In fact\, both works refer to aporia – a breakdown in dialogue – and imply that this breakdown is also the end of the doctor-patient relationship. Other passages in the Hippocratic Corpus corroborate this impression of a therapeutic practice laden with speech and suggest that a capable doctor can use his speech to guarantee better health-outcomes for his patient or\, at least\, be persuaded to accept the physician’s advice (e.g.\, Prognosticon\, 1). \nRecent scholarship has grown increasingly interested in Galen’s writing technique and especially in his use of rhetorical devices – Galen presents us\, after all\, with the most refined theory of metaphor between Aristotle and Eustathius of Thessalonica (von Staden 1995). The written word has a therapeutic to Galen in at least three senses: as a learning tool\, for his students to become familiar with the theories of their predecessors as well as with the appropriate ways of recognising and handling body parts; as a diagnostic tool\, for the doctor that aims at correctly formulating his diagnostic indications; and as an archive of “case histories” that offer glimpses into the social\, cultural\, and moral aspects of Galen’s own medical activity (Mattern 2008). Certainly more is yet to be said as to the functions of Galen’s enormous literary output and its therapeutic potentials. \nThis therapeutic potential of medical discourse also connects with broader views on the physiological effects of speech and literature on the body\, the most famous example being Aristotle’s doctrine of catharsis. Yet even Gorgias borrows from medicine to describe the effects of speech: in the Helen\, speech is likened to a pharmakon that can induce something akin to ‘hallucinations’ as well as soothe the soul and quieten the passions. \nThis conference seeks to explore the physiological dimensions of speech in the ancient world and to better define the ways in which the spoken and written word were used as a form of therapy and as means to assuage and combat disease. We hope to attract papers from a broad range of disciplines and interests to enable a holistic understanding of the role of speech in ancient medicine and healing (e.g.\, inscriptions\, literary descriptions\, medical texts and speeches). We also welcome papers which look at the medical and therapeutic aspects of other literary genres\, as well as papers on ancient literary theory and methodology\, provided they connect to the primary theme of the conference: the healing word. \nSome potential topics might include: \n\nDoctor-patient communication in the ancient world\nThe physiological effects of sound and speech in ancient medicine\nSpeech\, literature and healing in the ancient world\nMedical literature as a therapeutic devices in history\nRhetorical devices as therapeutic devices in ancient medical literature\nLiterary\, dance\, and music therapy in the ancient world\nPatient-centred medicine in the ancient world\nThe limits of speech in the doctor-centred centred medicine of the ancient world\nNon-verbal communication in ancient medicine\nInscriptions and communication in ‘temple medicine’\nComedy\, laughter therapy\, and healing in the ancient world\nMedicine in tragedy and tragedy as therapy in the ancient world\nHealing incantations in the Greek and Roman religion and magic\n\nThe conference features two plenary talks by distinguished keynote speakers: Prof. Lesley Dean-Jones and Prof. Chiara Thumiger. \nIf you are interested in participating in this conference\, we welcome your anonymized abstract (300 words max.)\, along with an email containing your name\, institutional affiliation\, contact information\, and the title of your proposal by email \nEach accepted speaker will have 30 minutes to deliver their paper\, followed by 10 minutes of questions. \n  \nSubmission deadline: 15 June 2025 \n  \nApproval notifications will be sent by 15 July 2025 \n  \nFor further information and questions\, please contact  Jurgen Gatt \n  \nOrganizing committee: \nElena Bellini \nChiara Blanco \nJurgen R. Gatt \nGeorge Gazis \nCarmel Serracino. \nBibliography \nJ. Longrigg. Greek Rational Medicine. Philosophy and medicine from Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians. London and New York: Routledge\, 1993. \nP. Lain Entralgo. The Therapy of the Word in Classical Antiquity. L. J. Rather; John M. Sharp (trans.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press\, 1970. \nJ. Juoanna. Hippocrates. M. B. DeBevoise (trans.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2001. \nJ. Laskaris. The Art is Long: On the Sacred Disease and the Scientific Tradition. Leiden: Brill\, 2002. \nM. Schiefsky. 2005. Hippocrates On Ancient Medicine: Translated with Introduction and Commentary. Leiden: Brill\, 2005. \nH. von Staden. ‘Anatomy as rhetoric: Galen on dissection and persuasion.’ J Hist Med Allied Sci. 1995 ;50(1):47-66. doi: 10.1093/jhmas/50.1.47. \nS. Mattern. Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing.  Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2008.
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SUMMARY:CFP: Disability in German and English Narratives
DESCRIPTION:CFP: „DISABILITY IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH NARRATIVES“ IN: JAHRBUCH FÜR INTERNATIONALE GERMANISTIK (PETER LANG VERLAG)  \nThe 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 Narratives. \nThis volume seeks to explore the literary\, cultural\, and discursive representations of disability in German- and English-language literatures. We welcome contributions from Germany\, Asia\, Africa and America that examine how disability is portrayed\, constructed\, and negotiated in fictional and non-fictional texts across time periods—from early modern literature to contemporary works. \nPossible areas of focus include but are not limited to: \n    Literary representations of physical\, sensory\, or mental disability\n    Disability in medieval or early modern narratives\n    Postmodern and posthuman readings of disabled bodies\n    The intersection of disability with gender\, class\, race\, or religion\n    Theoretical frameworks from Disability Studies applied to German and English texts\n    Comparative or transnational perspectives on disability narratives\n    Inclusion\, exclusion\, and the normalization of bodies in literature and culture \nAbstract Submission Deadline: 15 June 2025 \nFull Text Submission Deadline: 30 October 2025 \nPlanned Publication: Spring 2026 \nCPC: 60 EUR \nPlease submit abstracts (300–500 words) along with a short bio (100 words) to: [habib.tekin@hotmail.com]\nContact Information \nhabib.tekin@hotmail.com\nContact Email\nhabib.tekin@hotmail.com
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CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Early Modern,Long 18th Century
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SUMMARY:CFP: Disabilities and American Art Histories
DESCRIPTION: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 disability surface in American art and visual culture\, and where do absences persist? How has art enacted ableism\, spurred practices that challenge and move beyond exclusion and oppression\, or combined divergent tendencies in complicated and generative ways? What are the responsibilities of art historians to advance disability justice in their scholarship\, teaching\, and museum practice? How do the histories of American art change when new ways of making or experiencing art are included? \nWe invite essays that center disability in American art history in compelling and innovative ways. We encourage authors to foreground critical disability studies methodologies and conceptualize disability broadly\, recognizing that the meanings and terminologies of disability can vary across disciplines\, experiences\, identities\, and histories. We welcome essays about how disability has been represented\, conceptualized\, and constructed via visual and material practices; how individual artists as well as communities\, including those that reject the identity of disability\, have defined themselves alongside and beyond changing understandings of abled-ness. We encourage authors to approach disability intersectionally and to center the histories of understudied peoples. We also invite reflection on how the discipline of American art and practices of extractive looking have perpetuated ableism. \nCollectively these commentaries aim to reveal the centrality of disability and disability studies to our understanding of American art history\, considering how such approaches can advance multiple fields and contribute to anti-ableist future practices. \nPlease submit manuscripts of 1\,500 to 2\,000 words (including notes) with 3–5 images\, to AmericanArtJournal@si.edu by April 1\, 2025. We invite submissions from authors in and beyond art history\, including crip studies\, Deaf studies\, design history\, disability history\, disability studies\, Mad studies\, material culture studies\, the history of the body\, the history of the senses\, the history of technology\, medical humanities\, and visual culture/practices of looking. \nThe journal’s guidelines on originality\, quality\, and submission format apply; our submission guidelines page for details. Pre-submission inquiries may be directed to organizers Laurel Daen\, University of Notre Dame\, and Jennifer Van Horn\, University of Delaware\, at ldaen@nd.edu and jvanhorn@udel.edu. American Art will facilitate fully anonymized peer reviews and final decisions. Accepted manuscripts will be workshopped\, rigorously edited\, and published in American Art in 2026. \nDeadline extended to June 1st: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20064243/deadline-extended-june-1-2025-disabilities-and-american-art-histories
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CATEGORIES:Call for Papers,Classical,Early Modern,Long 18th Century,Medieval
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SUMMARY:Application Deadline: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Early Modern European Neurodivergence
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits\, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers\, matched by an excellent work-life balance.\nAbout The Role \nThis is a full-time\, two-year contract designed to help launch an early career research’s career.\nAs a member of Swansea University\, you will join colleagues conducting world-class research in disability studies and neurodiversity studies across time-periods and disciplines\, and in early modern literature. You will hold a fixed term 2 year post on the project AMEND – Early Modern European Neurodivergence. AMEND is a 6-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust that aims to significantly shift the understanding of what we currently call neurodivergence by investigating the analogous concept(s) used by early modern people. Establishing a longer conceptual history of neurodivergence than currently exists\, AMEND will nurture neurodivergent people’s agency and wellbeing. The project’s definition of neurodivergence is broad and inclusive and encompasses research into areas such as voice-hearing\, addictions\, and dementia alongside what might more commonly be thought of as ‘neurodivergent conditions’ such as autism and into the concept of neurodivergence itself. We aim to explore and value the diversity of neurodivergence\, and to foreground often marginalised neurodivergent communities such as partially verbal people and neurodivergent people of colour. \nYou will contribute to the first two years of AMEND\, working with the PI and Administrator to achieve the project’s first key goal: ‘to investigate the significance and signification of neurodivergence in early modern Europe\, across languages and cultures\, remaining attentive to early modern cross-cultural encounters’ (for example\, with the Global South). This first strand of the project involves archival research\, a conference\, and a practice-as-research theatre project. \nThe project grant provides you with financial support to visit archives and attend conferences as part of your role\, and funded training in areas relevant to the project. You will receive regular mentoring from the PI\, and the opportunity to have a second or alternative mentor at Swansea.\nAcademic Career Pathway \nThe pathway for this post is Not applicable. The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research\, teaching\, the wider student experience\, leadership or innovation and engagement\, are all appropriately recognised\, developed\, valued\, and rewarded. For further information\, please see our ACP webpage.\nEquality\, Diversity & Inclusion \nThe University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age\, disability\, gender reassignment\, marriage and civil partnership\, pregnancy and maternity\, race (including colour\, nationality\, ethnic and national origin)\, religion or belief\, sex\, sexual orientation. \nAs an inclusive and welcoming workplace\, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.\nWelsh Language Skills \nThe Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 – A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words\, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you\, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course. \nThe University is a proud bilingual institution\, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh\, if shortlisted.\nAdditional Information \nApplications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.\nTo apply please send:  \n1. A project plan: up to one side of A4 (or\, if more accessible to you\, a video or audio file of up to 3 minutes) describing the two-year project into early modern neurodivergence that you might pursue if you were successful for this role.\n2. A cover letter: up to one side of A4 (or\, if more accessible to you\, a video or audio file of up to 3 minutes) explaining how you meet the criteria for this role.\n3. A CV of a maximum of 2 sides of A4.  \nPlease use a minimum font size of 11pt for these documents.  \nFor shortlisted applicants\, two samples of writing (published or unpublished) or an equivalent sample of your existing work (such as a podcast) will be required ahead of the interview.  \nInterviews will take place in the week commencing May 5th.
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