Call for Participants: Research on Disability in the Ancient Past

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Hi all, my name is Anna Freed. I am a Masters Student at the University of East Anglia, studying the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. For my dissertation I am looking for participants who self-identify as disabled to discuss some case studies of disability in archaeology – what you find most interesting, and how you think they should be presented to the public.

If you’re interested in disability history, and want to learn a bit more about South American archaeology, get in touch!

See the poster (and/or image description) for more information, and you can email me at a.freed@uea.ac.uk if you have any questions or are interested in taking part! Thank you for reading 😊

NB: The region was chosen because of the nature of my course, I recognise that in these cases Indigenous peoples’ views are most important, and that major limitation will be made clear regarding contributions by non-Indigenous participants. My goal is to encourage archaeologists working in any region to consult disabled people, and that should absolutely include Indigenous disabled people when applicable.

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Do you identify as Disabled? (or d/Deaf, neurodivergent, chronically ill etc.)

Interested in the history of disability in the ancient past?

Take part in a virtual interview/focus group (depending on participant numbers) exploring disabled people’s opinion on discussions of disability in archaeology!

To find out more email: a.freed@uea.ac.uk

Project Title: Beginning to Co-Create an Archaeology of Disability (provisional)

Led by: Anna Freed

Type: Masters Dissertation

Ethics Approval: University of East Anglia HUM S-REC (Arts and Humanities Research Ethics Committee) App. No. ETH2324-2662