Disability in Ancient Greece
Hosted by Fiona Radford and Peta Greenfield with guest Debby Sneed Abstract: There are many groups that are often overlooked in both ancient and modern societies. One of those are people with disabilities. Expert Dr…
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Peopling the Past – Video Archives
Peopling the Past is a website dedicated to documenting and discussing the everyday of real people in the ancient world, including Greek, Roman, and Egyptian cultures. This video series invites many female scholars to…
From Abortion to Pederasty: Addressing Difficult Topics in the Classics Classroom
Edited by Nancy S. Rabinowitz and Fiona McHardy Abstract: Ancient sources raise a variety of issues—slavery, infanticide, abortion, rape, pederasty, domestic violence, death, sexuality—that may be difficult to discuss…
A Brief Guide to Disability Terminology and Theory in Ancient World Studies
by Alexandra F. Morris and Debby Sneed Abstract: As our culture changes, so, too, does the language that we use. This post is an invitation to discuss what is, at present, a culturally appropriate approach to language…
Disabling Ableism in Classics
By Annie Sharples Abstract: I think it is often assumed that I was drawn to the study of disability in ancient Greece because I have firsthand experience of disability. That, because I have a mobility impairment, which…