• CFP: Medicine, the Body, and the Senses: Asian Perspectives

    The Asia Research Institute at The University at Buffalo, State University of New York, invites scholars who work on medical ideas and practices in Asia to submit an application to participate in a conference on April 11-12, 2025. Background The Asia Research Institute at The University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY-Buffalo) invites…

  • In Conversation on Laura Seymour’s Book, Shakespeare and Neurodiversity

    In Conversation on Laura Seymour’s Book, Shakespeare and Neurodiversity Tuesday 26 November 2024, 12.30pm Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities All welcome Join Laura Seymour and Gillian Woods in conversation on Laura’s new book, Shakespeare and Neurodiversity, which is part of the series Elements in Shakespeare and Pedagogy edited by Gillian Woods and Liam E. Semler Content Listing (cambridge.org). It…

  • Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome

    York Disability Week Lecture The world came together this summer to enjoy the Paralympics in Paris. Audiences cheered on Para athletes competing at the biggest sporting event on the planet, demonstrating their speed, strength and endurance. As well as athletic prowess, the games showcased cutting-edge innovation in specialised assistive technology, such as computer-aided design for…

  • Demons, Imagination, and Mental Illness: Medical Disputations on “Phantasia” in Wittenberg (1593-1643)

    In the latter half of the sixteenth century, and particularly in its final years, the University of Wittenberg witnessed a surge in disputations concerning ostensibly supernatural mental states, like lycanthropy, ecstasy, and witchcraft. In their analyses, contemporaries attributed such phenomena to the influence of demons, to a disorder of the imaginatio/phantasia, or a combination of…

  • CFP: Disability Performance Histories

    Call for Papers: Disability Performance Histories A Special Section of Theatre History Studies, Volume 46 (2026) Co-Editors: Patrick McKelvey and Samuel Yates

  • Application Deadline: Mellon Race, Place, and Equity Postdoctoral Research Associate in the History of Nursing and Healthcare

    As part of an ongoing commitment to diversifying our programs, the professoriate, and the research workforce, the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia seeks applications for a Mellon Race, Place, and Equity Postdoctoral Research Associate in the History of Nursing and Healthcare. This program recruits postdoctoral scholars who have the potential to assume…

  • Call for Applications: Disability History Association Graduate Writing Workshop – Spring 2025

    Date January 12, 2025 - February 1, 2025 Subject Fields Disability Studies, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology The Disability History Association is seeking applications for our annual Disability History Graduate Writing Workshop (DHGWW). This workshop series is designed to support graduate students working on disability history and foster community in the field. The workshop provides…

  • Celebrating Osiris 39: Disability and the History of Science

    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…

  • CFP: Critical Neurodiversity Studies

    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…

  • Application Deadline: Bioethics and Health Humanities Research Fellow

    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…

  • Nomination Deadline: Heidi Marx Prize

    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…

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