Since its emergence, medieval disability studies has asked questions about the meanings of disability in the Middle Ages, the lived experiences of people with disabilities, and how scholars can apply the frameworks of disability studies to medieval texts. Although these questions have led to insightful and field-changing scholarship, much of this work centers the Western…
CFP: The Senses: Present Issues, Past Perspectives
The University of Bern invites abstracts for 20-minute papers on medieval sensory studies for the workshop ‘The Senses: Present Issues, Past Perspectives,’ which will occur at Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Switzerland from 24 April 2023 – 27 April 2023. Abstracts are due June 30, 2022. More information can be found at this link.
