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> >Subject: CFP: Medieval Disability (UK) (9/20/05; Leeds, 7/10/06-7/13/06) > >From: "Cory Rushton" <[log in to unmask]> > >Medieval Disability: The body beyond the margins (Leeds, July 10-13th 2006). > >Disability Studies, a field of inquiry rooted in disciplines as >diverse as archaeology, history, literary studies and queer theory, >has increasingly called for an intensified exanination of the >history of disability: how it was perceived, what constituted >"able-bodiedness" in different eras, the moral ramifications of >disability, the growth of the culture of pity, etc. Medievalists >have been slow to answer this call, despite the period's centrality >in the formation of modern identities. > >The organizers of this session are calling for papers examining the >topic of medieval disability as manifested in historical, literary >and theological texts from roughly 500-1500 AD. Possible topics >include disabled characters in literary texts; archaeological >evidences for disabled persons; the marginalization (or acceptance) >of traditional disabled categories in the period; the contrast or >continuities between the medieval period and our own; the >relationship between physical and moral wholeness; theoretical >approaches to Disability and Medieval Studies; etc. Approaches can >be based in any academic field. > >The deadline for proposals (300 words and title) is September 22nd, >2005, with the final panel being submitted to the Leeds organizers >by September 30th, 2005. > >Please send abstracts and inquiries by email to: > >Dr. Cory James Rushton >[log in to unmask] > >Thank you in advance. > > ******************* The German Studies Call for Papers List Editor: Stefani Engelstein Assistant Editor: Meghan McKinstry Sponsored by the University of Missouri Info available at: http://www.missouri.edu/~graswww/resources/gerlistserv.html